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-2011-1162 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…
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…

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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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