CVE-2020-11884

In the Linux kernel 4.19 through 5.6.7 on the s390 platform, code execution may occur because of a race condition, as demonstrated by code in enable_sacf_uaccess in arch/s390/lib/uaccess.c that fails to protect against a concurrent page table upgrade, aka CID-3f777e19d171. A crash could also occur.

Published: 2020-04-29 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2020-11884 is rated Low Risk (39.3/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.40%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-11884

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.06% 0.40% +0.34%
2 2026-01-29 0.04% 0.06% +0.02%
3 2025-12-28 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (19 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-11884

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.0 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.0 5.9 [email protected]
6.9 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.4 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-11884

OS Trackers for CVE-2020-11884

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2020-11884 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (linux), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-11884
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-11884
suse high CVE-2020-11884 severity important: SUSE including 392 source package names (amazon/suse-sles-15-sp1-chost-byos-v20210304-hvm-ssd-x86_64, amazon/suse-sles-15-sp1-chost-byos-v20220127-hvm-ssd-x86_64, …), 595 product×package rows across 76 product lines (HPE Helion OpenStack 8, SUSE Enterprise Storage 5, … (76 product lines)): Fixed 229, Known Not Affected 209, Known Affected 157. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-11884/
ubuntu high CVE-2020-11884 high priority: Ubuntu including 112 source packages (linux, linux-aws, …), 1149 status rows across 12 suites (bionic, eoan, focal, groovy, jammy, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 817, not-affected 204, released 122, ignored 6. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-11884

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-11884

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
linux linux_kernel >= 4.15, < 4.19.119 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 4.20, < 5.4.36 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.6.8 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 16.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 18.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 19.10 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 20.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 30 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 31 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 32 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp active_iq_unified_manager — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*
netapp cloud_backup — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:cloud_backup:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp element_software — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:element_software:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp hci_management_node — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:hci_management_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp solidfire — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:solidfire:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp steelstore_cloud_integrated_storage — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:steelstore_cloud_integrated_storage:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp solidfire_baseboard_management_controller — cpe:2.3:h:netapp:solidfire_baseboard_management_controller:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp bootstrap_os — cpe:2.3:o:netapp:bootstrap_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp a700s_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:netapp:a700s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp h300s_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h300s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp h500s_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h500s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp h700s_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h700s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp h300e_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h300e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp h500e_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h500e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp h700e_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h700e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp h410s_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h410s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp h410c_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h410c_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp h610c_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h610c_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp h610s_firmware — cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h610s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-11884

URL Tags
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git/commit/?id=215d1f3928713d6eaec67244bcda72105b898000 Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3f777e19d171670ab558a6d5e6b1ac7f9b6c574f Patch Vendor Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3TZBP2HINNAX7HKHCOUMIFVQPV6GWMCZ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AQUVKC3IPUC5B374VVAZV4J5P3GAUGSW/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZKVJMS4GQRH5SO35WM5GINCFAGXQ3ZW6/
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200608-0001/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4342-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4343-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4345-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4667 Third Party Advisory
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