Linux Kernel CVE Statistics

8 Linux Kernel CVEs in January 2012

Full month · Source: NIST NVD

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In January 2012, 8 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. January's 8 CVEs represent 7% of all 2012 Linux kernel CVEs .

8
Total CVEs
0
Critical
1
High
3
Medium
4
Low
0
KEV Exploited
All CVEs — January 2012 8 CVEs
All (8) Critical (0) High (1) Medium (3) Low (4)
CVE ID Package Severity CVSS Published Description
CVE-2011-4330 linux High 7.2 2012-01-27 Stack-based buffer overflow in the hfs_mac2asc function in fs/hfs/trans.c in the Linux kernel 2.6 allows local users to…
CVE-2011-4077 linux Medium 6.9 2012-01-27 Buffer overflow in the xfs_readlink function in fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c in XFS in the Linux kernel 2.6, when CONFIG_XFS_D…
CVE-2012-0056 linux Medium 6.9 2012-01-27 The mem_write function in the Linux kernel before 3.2.2, when ASLR is disabled, does not properly check permissions whe…
CVE-2011-4325 linux Medium 4.9 2012-01-27 The NFS implementation in Linux kernel before 2.6.31-rc6 calls certain functions without properly initializing certain …
CVE-2011-4132 linux Low 2.1 2012-01-27 The cleanup_journal_tail function in the Journaling Block Device (JBD) functionality in the Linux kernel 2.6 allows loc…
CVE-2011-4110 linux Low 2.1 2012-01-27 The user_update function in security/keys/user_defined.c in the Linux kernel 2.6 allows local users to cause a denial o…
CVE-2011-2203 linux Low 2.1 2012-01-27 The hfs_find_init function in the Linux kernel 2.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer derefe…
CVE-2011-1162 linux Low 2.1 2012-01-27 The tpm_read function in the Linux kernel 2.6 does not properly clear memory, which might allow local users to read the…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Linux kernel CVEs were published in January 2012?

8 Linux kernel CVEs were published in January 2012, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 0 were rated Critical severity, 1 High, and 3 Medium.

How does January 2012 compare to other months?

January 2012's 8 CVEs represent 7% of all 2012 Linux kernel CVEs. View the full 2012 breakdown →

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