Linux Kernel CVE Statistics

4 Linux Kernel CVEs in January 2007

Full month · Source: NIST NVD

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In January 2007, 4 Linux kernel CVEs were published, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 2 were rated High severity and 1 Medium. No CVEs from this month have been confirmed as actively exploited via the CISA KEV catalog. January's 4 CVEs represent 5% of all 2007 Linux kernel CVEs , down from December's 8 (a 50% month-over-month decrease) .

4
Total CVEs
0
Critical
2
High
1
Medium
1
Low
0
KEV Exploited
All CVEs — January 2007 4 CVEs
All (4) Critical (0) High (2) Medium (1) Low (1)
CVE ID Package Severity CVSS Published Description
CVE-2006-6535 linux High 9.4 2007-01-30 The dev_queue_xmit function in Linux kernel 2.6 can fail before calling the local_bh_disable function, which could lead…
CVE-2006-5753 linux High 7.2 2007-01-30 Unspecified vulnerability in the listxattr system call in Linux kernel, when a "bad inode" is present, allows local use…
CVE-2006-5754 linux Medium 4.9 2007-01-30 The aio_setup_ring function in Linux kernel does not properly initialize a variable, which allows local users to cause …
CVE-2006-6921 linux Low 2.1 2007-01-12 Unspecified versions of the Linux kernel allow local users to cause a denial of service (unrecoverable zombie process) …

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Linux kernel CVEs were published in January 2007?

4 Linux kernel CVEs were published in January 2007, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 0 were rated Critical severity, 2 High, and 1 Medium.

How does January 2007 compare to other months?

January 2007's 4 CVEs represent 5% of all 2007 Linux kernel CVEs. Compared to December's 8 CVEs, this was a 50% decrease month-over-month. View the full 2007 breakdown →

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