Linux Kernel CVE Statistics

8 Linux Kernel CVEs in March 2010

Full month · Source: NIST NVD

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In March 2010, 8 Linux kernel CVEs were published, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 3 were rated High severity and 5 Medium. No CVEs from this month have been confirmed as actively exploited via the CISA KEV catalog. March's 8 CVEs represent 6% of all 2010 Linux kernel CVEs , up from February's 7 (a 14% month-over-month increase) .

8
Total CVEs
0
Critical
3
High
5
Medium
0
Low
0
KEV Exploited
All CVEs — March 2010 8 CVEs
All (8) Critical (0) High (3) Medium (5) Low (0)
CVE ID Package Severity CVSS Published Description
CVE-2010-0437 linux High 7.8 2010-03-24 The ip6_dst_lookup_tail function in net/ipv6/ip6_output.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27 does not properly handle ce…
CVE-2010-0008 linux High 7.8 2010-03-19 The sctp_rcv_ootb function in the SCTP implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.23 allows remote attackers to caus…
CVE-2010-1188 linux High 7.1 2010-03-31 Use-after-free vulnerability in net/ipv4/tcp_input.c in the Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.20, when IPV6_RECVPKTINFO is se…
CVE-2010-0729 linux Medium 6.9 2010-03-16 A certain Red Hat patch for the Linux kernel in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 on the ia64 platform allows local use…
CVE-2010-1187 linux Medium 4.9 2010-03-31 The Transparent Inter-Process Communication (TIPC) functionality in Linux kernel 2.6.16-rc1 through 2.6.33, and possibl…
CVE-2010-0727 linux Medium 4.9 2010-03-16 The gfs2_lock function in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34-rc1-next-20100312, and the gfs_lock function in the Linux kern…
CVE-2009-4271 linux Medium 4.7 2010-03-19 The Linux kernel 2.6.9 through 2.6.17 on the x86_64 and amd64 platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service…
CVE-2007-6733 linux Medium 4.7 2010-03-16 The nfs_lock function in fs/nfs/file.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.9 does not properly remove POSIX locks on files that are…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Linux kernel CVEs were published in March 2010?

8 Linux kernel CVEs were published in March 2010, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 0 were rated Critical severity, 3 High, and 5 Medium.

How does March 2010 compare to other months?

March 2010's 8 CVEs represent 6% of all 2010 Linux kernel CVEs. Compared to February's 7 CVEs, this was a 14% increase month-over-month. View the full 2010 breakdown →

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