Linux Kernel CVE Statistics

5 Linux Kernel CVEs in October 2010

Full month · Source: NIST NVD

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In October 2010, 5 Linux kernel CVEs were published, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 1 was rated High severity and 4 Medium. No CVEs from this month have been confirmed as actively exploited via the CISA KEV catalog. October's 5 CVEs represent 4% of all 2010 Linux kernel CVEs , down from September's 33 (a 85% month-over-month decrease) .

5
Total CVEs
0
Critical
1
High
4
Medium
0
Low
0
KEV Exploited
All CVEs — October 2010 5 CVEs
All (5) Critical (0) High (1) Medium (4) Low (0)
CVE ID Package Severity CVSS Published Description
CVE-2010-3110 linux High 7.2 2010-10-12 Multiple buffer overflows in the Novell Client novfs module for the Linux kernel in SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP1 and op…
CVE-2010-2653 linux Medium 6.9 2010-10-05 Race condition in the hvc_close function in drivers/char/hvc_console.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34 allows local u…
CVE-2010-3437 linux Medium 6.6 2010-10-04 Integer signedness error in the pkt_find_dev_from_minor function in drivers/block/pktcdvd.c in the Linux kernel before …
CVE-2010-2938 linux Medium 4.9 2010-10-08 arch/x86/hvm/vmx/vmcs.c in the virtual-machine control structure (VMCS) implementation in the Linux kernel 2.6.18 on Re…
CVE-2010-3442 linux Medium 4.7 2010-10-04 Multiple integer overflows in the snd_ctl_new function in sound/core/control.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc5-ne…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Linux kernel CVEs were published in October 2010?

5 Linux kernel CVEs were published in October 2010, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 0 were rated Critical severity, 1 High, and 4 Medium.

How does October 2010 compare to other months?

October 2010's 5 CVEs represent 4% of all 2010 Linux kernel CVEs. Compared to September's 33 CVEs, this was a 85% decrease month-over-month. View the full 2010 breakdown →

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