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CVE-2020-27777

Published: 2020-12-15T17:15Z
Last Modified: 2024-11-21T05:21Z
Source: MITRE CVE List
License: MITRE-CVE-TOS
A flaw was found in the way RTAS handled memory accesses in userspace to kernel communication. On a locked down (usually due to Secure Boot) guest system running on top of PowerVM or KVM hypervisors (pseries platform) a root like local user could use this flaw to further increase their privileges to that of a running kernel. > MITRE Terms of Use apply – see LICENSE‑MITRE.txt