Linux Kernel CVE Statistics

4 Linux Kernel CVEs in August 2011

Full month · Source: NIST NVD

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In August 2011, 4 Linux kernel CVEs were published, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 1 was rated High severity and 3 Medium. No CVEs from this month have been confirmed as actively exploited via the CISA KEV catalog. August's 4 CVEs represent 5% of all 2011 Linux kernel CVEs , down from July's 7 (a 43% month-over-month decrease) .

4
Total CVEs
0
Critical
1
High
3
Medium
0
Low
0
KEV Exploited
All CVEs — August 2011 4 CVEs
All (4) Critical (0) High (1) Medium (3) Low (0)
CVE ID Package Severity CVSS Published Description
CVE-2011-2497 linux High 8.3 2011-08-29 Integer underflow in the l2cap_config_req function in net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.0 allows …
CVE-2011-1576 linux Medium 5.7 2011-08-31 The Generic Receive Offload (GRO) implementation in the Linux kernel 2.6.18 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 2.6.32 on…
CVE-2011-2928 linux Medium 4.9 2011-08-29 The befs_follow_link function in fs/befs/linuxvfs.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1-rc3 does not validate the length att…
CVE-2011-2213 linux Medium 4.9 2011-08-29 The inet_diag_bc_audit function in net/ipv4/inet_diag.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.3 does not properly audit INE…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Linux kernel CVEs were published in August 2011?

4 Linux kernel CVEs were published in August 2011, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 0 were rated Critical severity, 1 High, and 3 Medium.

How does August 2011 compare to other months?

August 2011's 4 CVEs represent 5% of all 2011 Linux kernel CVEs. Compared to July's 7 CVEs, this was a 43% decrease month-over-month. View the full 2011 breakdown →

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