Linux Kernel CVE Statistics

8 Linux Kernel CVEs in October 2006

Full month · Source: NIST NVD

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In October 2006, 8 Linux kernel CVEs were published, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 2 were rated High severity and 2 Medium. No CVEs from this month have been confirmed as actively exploited via the CISA KEV catalog. October's 8 CVEs represent 10% of all 2006 Linux kernel CVEs , up from September's 4 (a 100% month-over-month increase) .

8
Total CVEs
0
Critical
2
High
2
Medium
4
Low
0
KEV Exploited
All CVEs — October 2006 8 CVEs
All (8) Critical (0) High (2) Medium (2) Low (4)
CVE ID Package Severity CVSS Published Description
CVE-2006-4997 linux High 7.5 2006-10-10 The clip_mkip function in net/atm/clip.c of the ATM subsystem in Linux kernel allows remote attackers to cause a denial…
CVE-2006-5158 linux High 7.5 2006-10-05 The nlmclnt_mark_reclaim in clntlock.c in NFS lockd in Linux kernel before 2.6.16 allows remote attackers to cause a de…
CVE-2006-4342 linux Medium 5.5 2006-10-17 The kernel in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, when running on SMP systems, allows local users to cause a denial of service …
CVE-2006-3741 linux Medium 4.9 2006-10-10 The perfmonctl system call (sys_perfmonctl) in Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6 before 2.6.18, when running on Itanium system…
CVE-2006-5619 linux Low 2.1 2006-10-31 The seqfile handling (ip6fl_get_n function in ip6_flowlabel.c) in Linux kernel 2.6 up to 2.6.18-stable allows local use…
CVE-2006-5173 linux Low 2.1 2006-10-17 Linux kernel does not properly save or restore EFLAGS during a context switch, or reset the flags when creating new thr…
CVE-2006-4813 linux Low 2.1 2006-10-12 The __block_prepare_write function in fs/buffer.c for Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.13 does not properly clear buffers …
CVE-2006-5174 linux Low 2.1 2006-10-10 The copy_from_user function in the uaccess code in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.19-rc1, when running on s390, does not p…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Linux kernel CVEs were published in October 2006?

8 Linux kernel CVEs were published in October 2006, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 0 were rated Critical severity, 2 High, and 2 Medium.

How does October 2006 compare to other months?

October 2006's 8 CVEs represent 10% of all 2006 Linux kernel CVEs. Compared to September's 4 CVEs, this was a 100% increase month-over-month. View the full 2006 breakdown →

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