Linux Kernel CVE Statistics

14 Linux Kernel CVEs in August 2005

Full month · Source: NIST NVD

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In August 2005, 14 Linux kernel CVEs were published, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 1 was rated High severity and 8 Medium. No CVEs from this month have been confirmed as actively exploited via the CISA KEV catalog. August's 14 CVEs represent 12% of all 2005 Linux kernel CVEs , up from July's 1 (a 1300% month-over-month increase) .

14
Total CVEs
0
Critical
1
High
8
Medium
5
Low
0
KEV Exploited
All CVEs — August 2005 14 CVEs
All (14) Critical (0) High (1) Medium (8) Low (5)
CVE ID Package Severity CVSS Published Description
CVE-2005-2500 linux High 7.5 2005-08-08 Buffer overflow in the xdr_xcode_array2 function in xdr.c in Linux kernel 2.6.12, as used in SuSE Linux Enterprise Serv…
CVE-2005-2456 linux Medium 5.5 2005-08-04 Array index overflow in the xfrm_sk_policy_insert function in xfrm_user.c in Linux kernel 2.6 allows local users to cau…
CVE-2005-2459 linux Medium 5.0 2005-08-23 The huft_build function in inflate.c in the zlib routines in the Linux kernel before 2.6.12.5 returns the wrong value, …
CVE-2005-2099 linux Medium 5.0 2005-08-23 The Linux kernel before 2.6.12.5 does not properly destroy a keyring that is not instantiated properly, which allows lo…
CVE-2005-2458 linux Medium 5.0 2005-08-23 inflate.c in the zlib routines in the Linux kernel before 2.6.12.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service…
CVE-2005-2098 linux Medium 5.0 2005-08-23 The KEYCTL_JOIN_SESSION_KEYRING operation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.12.5 contains an error path that does not prop…
CVE-2005-2457 linux Medium 5.0 2005-08-23 The driver for compressed ISO file systems (zisofs) in the Linux kernel before 2.6.12.5 allows local users and remote a…
CVE-2005-2548 linux Medium 5.0 2005-08-12 vlan_dev.c in the VLAN code for Linux kernel 2.6.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel oops fr…
CVE-2005-2555 linux Medium 4.6 2005-08-16 Linux kernel 2.6.x does not properly restrict socket policy access to users with the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability, which co…
CVE-2005-2617 linux Low 3.6 2005-08-17 The syscall32_setup_pages function in syscall32.c for Linux kernel 2.6.12 and later, on the 64-bit x86 platform, does n…
CVE-2005-2553 linux Low 2.1 2005-08-12 The find_target function in ptrace32.c in the Linux kernel 2.4.x before 2.4.29 does not properly handle a NULL return v…
CVE-2005-1767 linux Low 2.1 2005-08-05 traps.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.x and 2.4.x executes stack segment faults on an exception stack, which allows local use…
CVE-2005-1761 linux Low 2.1 2005-08-05 Linux kernel 2.6 and 2.4 on the IA64 architecture allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) via pt…
CVE-2005-1762 linux Low 2.1 2005-08-02 The ptrace call in the Linux kernel 2.6.8.1 and 2.6.10 for the AMD64 platform allows local users to cause a denial of s…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Linux kernel CVEs were published in August 2005?

14 Linux kernel CVEs were published in August 2005, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 0 were rated Critical severity, 1 High, and 8 Medium.

How does August 2005 compare to other months?

August 2005's 14 CVEs represent 12% of all 2005 Linux kernel CVEs. Compared to July's 1 CVEs, this was a 1300% increase month-over-month. View the full 2005 breakdown →

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