Linux Kernel CVE Statistics

6 Linux Kernel CVEs in July 2008

Full month · Source: NIST NVD

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In July 2008, 6 Linux kernel CVEs were published, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 3 were rated High severity and 3 Medium. No CVEs from this month have been confirmed as actively exploited via the CISA KEV catalog. July's 6 CVEs represent 8% of all 2008 Linux kernel CVEs , down from June's 7 (a 14% month-over-month decrease) .

6
Total CVEs
0
Critical
3
High
3
Medium
0
Low
0
KEV Exploited
All CVEs — July 2008 6 CVEs
All (6) Critical (0) High (3) Medium (3) Low (0)
CVE ID Package Severity CVSS Published Description
CVE-2008-2812 linux High 7.8 2008-07-09 The Linux kernel before 2.6.25.10 does not properly perform tty operations, which allows local users to cause a denial …
CVE-2008-2931 linux High 7.8 2008-07-09 The do_change_type function in fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22 does not verify that the caller has the…
CVE-2008-3247 linux High 7.2 2008-07-24 The LDT implementation in the Linux kernel 2.6.25.x before 2.6.25.11 on x86_64 platforms uses an incorrect size for ldt…
CVE-2008-3077 linux Medium 4.9 2008-07-09 arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.25.10 on the x86_64 platform leaks task_struct references into …
CVE-2008-2372 linux Medium 4.9 2008-07-02 The Linux kernel 2.6.24 and 2.6.25 before 2.6.25.9 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption)…
CVE-2008-2826 linux Medium 4.9 2008-07-02 Integer overflow in the sctp_getsockopt_local_addrs_old function in net/sctp/socket.c in the Stream Control Transmissio…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Linux kernel CVEs were published in July 2008?

6 Linux kernel CVEs were published in July 2008, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 0 were rated Critical severity, 3 High, and 3 Medium.

How does July 2008 compare to other months?

July 2008's 6 CVEs represent 8% of all 2008 Linux kernel CVEs. Compared to June's 7 CVEs, this was a 14% decrease month-over-month. View the full 2008 breakdown →

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