Linux Kernel CVE Statistics

7 Linux Kernel CVEs in December 2012

Full month · Source: NIST NVD

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In December 2012, 7 Linux kernel CVEs were published, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 0 were rated High severity and 5 Medium. No CVEs from this month have been confirmed as actively exploited via the CISA KEV catalog. December's 7 CVEs represent 6% of all 2012 Linux kernel CVEs .

7
Total CVEs
0
Critical
0
High
5
Medium
2
Low
0
KEV Exploited
All CVEs — December 2012 7 CVEs
All (7) Critical (0) High (0) Medium (5) Low (2)
CVE ID Package Severity CVSS Published Description
CVE-2012-4444 linux Medium 5.0 2012-12-21 The ip6_frag_queue function in net/ipv6/reassembly.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36 allows remote attackers to bypas…
CVE-2012-5532 linux Medium 4.9 2012-12-27 The main function in tools/hv/hv_kvp_daemon.c in hypervkvpd, as distributed in the Linux kernel before 3.8-rc1, allows …
CVE-2012-0957 linux Medium 4.9 2012-12-21 The override_release function in kernel/sys.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.16 allows local users to obtain sensitive …
CVE-2012-4565 linux Medium 4.7 2012-12-21 The tcp_illinois_info function in net/ipv4/tcp_illinois.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.19, when the net.ipv4.tcp_cong…
CVE-2012-5517 linux Medium 4.0 2012-12-21 The online_pages function in mm/memory_hotplug.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 allows local users to cause a denial of…
CVE-2012-2669 linux Low 2.1 2012-12-27 The main function in tools/hv/hv_kvp_daemon.c in hypervkvpd, as distributed in the Linux kernel before 3.4.5, does not …
CVE-2012-4508 linux Low 1.9 2012-12-21 Race condition in fs/ext4/extents.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.16 allows local users to obtain sensitive informatio…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Linux kernel CVEs were published in December 2012?

7 Linux kernel CVEs were published in December 2012, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 0 were rated Critical severity, 0 High, and 5 Medium.

How does December 2012 compare to other months?

December 2012's 7 CVEs represent 6% of all 2012 Linux kernel CVEs. View the full 2012 breakdown →

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