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CVE-2020-11494: linux kernel from 3.16 (inclusive), through 5.6.2 (inclusive); +4 more affected products

CVE-2020-11494. CVSS 3.1 base score 4.4 (MEDIUM, NVD). EPSS 0.00722 (percentile 0.5254), scored 2026-10-08.

Affected technology

linux kernel · from 3.16 (inclusive), through 5.6.2 (inclusive)
linux

leap · 15.1
opensuse

debian linux · 8.0
debian

debian linux · 9.0
debian

ubuntu linux · 14.04
canonical

ubuntu linux · 16.04
canonical

ubuntu linux · 18.04
canonical

ubuntu linux · 19.10
canonical

n/a · n/a
Vendor not specified by the source

Description’s affected range: through 5.6.2

Component: Not specified by the source

Attack conditions (NVD, CVSS 3.1): Local · High privileges required · No user interaction required

What an attacker can do

NVD’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 4.4/10) rates confidentiality impact as high; integrity and availability impact as none. The description does not specify what an attacker can achieve beyond these rated impacts.

Published 2026-10-09 03:15:34.567506+00:00

CWE: CWE-908, CWE-909
CCR priority: 17.8 /100 (P5)
CVSS 3.1: 4.4 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N · NVD
EPSS: 0.00722 · percentile 0.5254 · 2026-10-08
KEV: no

Provenance

GitHub Advisory Database · Source record · observed 2026-10-09 03:17:07.463462+00:00 UTC
NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-09 03:13:32.966430+00:00 UTC

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2020-11494.html