Linux Kernel CVE Statistics

5 Linux Kernel CVEs in September 2011

Full month · Source: NIST NVD

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In September 2011, 5 Linux kernel CVEs were published, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 2 were rated High severity and 2 Medium. No CVEs from this month have been confirmed as actively exploited via the CISA KEV catalog. September's 5 CVEs represent 6% of all 2011 Linux kernel CVEs , up from August's 4 (a 25% month-over-month increase) .

5
Total CVEs
0
Critical
2
High
2
Medium
1
Low
0
KEV Exploited
All CVEs — September 2011 5 CVEs
All (5) Critical (0) High (2) Medium (2) Low (1)
CVE ID Package Severity CVSS Published Description
CVE-2011-1771 linux High 7.8 2011-09-06 The cifs_close function in fs/cifs/file.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 allows local users to cause a denial of ser…
CVE-2011-2184 linux High 7.2 2011-09-06 The key_replace_session_keyring function in security/keys/process_keys.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.1 does not i…
CVE-2011-1776 linux Medium 6.1 2011-09-06 The is_gpt_valid function in fs/partitions/efi.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not check the size of an Extens…
CVE-2011-2723 linux Medium 5.7 2011-09-06 The skb_gro_header_slow function in include/linux/netdevice.h in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.4, when Generic Receive…
CVE-2011-2700 linux Low 2.1 2011-09-06 Multiple buffer overflows in the si4713_write_econtrol_string function in drivers/media/radio/si4713-i2c.c in the Linux…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Linux kernel CVEs were published in September 2011?

5 Linux kernel CVEs were published in September 2011, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 0 were rated Critical severity, 2 High, and 2 Medium.

How does September 2011 compare to other months?

September 2011's 5 CVEs represent 6% of all 2011 Linux kernel CVEs. Compared to August's 4 CVEs, this was a 25% increase month-over-month. View the full 2011 breakdown →

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