Linux Kernel CVE Statistics

12 Linux Kernel CVEs in November 2009

Full month · Source: NIST NVD

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In November 2009, 12 Linux kernel CVEs were published, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 8 were rated High severity and 4 Medium. No CVEs from this month have been confirmed as actively exploited via the CISA KEV catalog. November's 12 CVEs represent 11% of all 2009 Linux kernel CVEs , down from October's 13 (a 8% month-over-month decrease) .

12
Total CVEs
0
Critical
8
High
4
Medium
0
Low
0
KEV Exploited
All CVEs — November 2009 12 CVEs
All (12) Critical (0) High (8) Medium (4) Low (0)
CVE ID Package Severity CVSS Published Description
CVE-2009-4031 linux High 7.8 2009-11-29 The do_insn_fetch function in arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c in the x86 emulator in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel befor…
CVE-2009-4004 linux High 7.8 2009-11-20 Buffer overflow in the kvm_vcpu_ioctl_x86_setup_mce function in arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux ke…
CVE-2009-3726 linux High 7.8 2009-11-09 The nfs4_proc_lock function in fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c in the NFSv4 client in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31-rc4 allows remot…
CVE-2009-3080 linux High 7.2 2009-11-20 Array index error in the gdth_read_event function in drivers/scsi/gdth.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32-rc8 allows l…
CVE-2009-4005 linux High 7.2 2009-11-20 The collect_rx_frame function in drivers/isdn/hisax/hfc_usb.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32-rc7 allows attackers to…
CVE-2009-3725 linux High 7.2 2009-11-06 The connector layer in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31.5 does not require the CAP_SYS_ADMIN capability for certain inter…
CVE-2009-3939 linux High 7.1 2009-11-16 The poll_mode_io file for the megaraid_sas driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.31.6 and earlier has world-writable permissio…
CVE-2009-3547 linux High 7.0 2009-11-04 Multiple race conditions in fs/pipe.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32-rc6 allow local users to cause a denial of serv…
CVE-2009-3889 linux Medium 6.6 2009-11-16 The dbg_lvl file for the megaraid_sas driver in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27 has world-writable permissions, which al…
CVE-2009-4021 linux Medium 4.9 2009-11-25 The fuse_direct_io function in fs/fuse/file.c in the fuse subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32-rc7 might allow a…
CVE-2009-3888 linux Medium 4.9 2009-11-16 The do_mmap_pgoff function in mm/nommu.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31.6, when the CPU lacks a memory management un…
CVE-2009-3624 linux Medium 4.6 2009-11-02 The get_instantiation_keyring function in security/keys/keyctl.c in the KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.3…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Linux kernel CVEs were published in November 2009?

12 Linux kernel CVEs were published in November 2009, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 0 were rated Critical severity, 8 High, and 4 Medium.

How does November 2009 compare to other months?

November 2009's 12 CVEs represent 11% of all 2009 Linux kernel CVEs. Compared to October's 13 CVEs, this was a 8% decrease month-over-month. View the full 2009 breakdown →

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