Linux Kernel CVE Statistics

26 Linux Kernel CVEs in April 2013

Full month · Source: NIST NVD

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In April 2013, 26 Linux kernel CVEs were published, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 3 were rated High severity and 21 Medium. CVE-2013-2596 was confirmed as actively exploited in the wild and added to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. April's 26 CVEs represent 13% of all 2013 Linux kernel CVEs , down from March's 40 (a 35% month-over-month decrease) .

26
Total CVEs
0
Critical
3
High
21
Medium
2
Low
1
KEV Exploited

Actively Exploited CVEs — April 2013

1 CVE in CISA KEV

CVE-2013-2596 is the only Linux kernel CVE from April 2013 confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. It carries a CVSS score of 7.8 (High severity) and is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

CVE ID Severity CVSS Published Description
CVE-2013-2596 High KEV 7.8 2013-04-13 Integer overflow in the fb_mmap function in drivers/video/fbmem.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9,…
KEV data sourced from CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
All CVEs — April 2013 26 CVEs
All (26) Critical (0) High (3) Medium (21) Low (2)
CVE ID Package Severity CVSS Published Description
CVE-2013-2596 linux High KEV 7.8 2013-04-13 Integer overflow in the fb_mmap function in drivers/video/fbmem.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9, as used in a certai…
CVE-2013-3301 linux High 7.2 2013-04-29 The ftrace implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.8.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointe…
CVE-2013-1858 linux High 7.2 2013-04-05 The clone system-call implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.8.3 does not properly handle a combination of the CLO…
CVE-2013-3224 linux Medium 4.9 2013-04-22 The bt_sock_recvmsg function in net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9-rc7 does not properly initi…
CVE-2013-3226 linux Medium 4.9 2013-04-22 The sco_sock_recvmsg function in net/bluetooth/sco.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9-rc7 does not initialize a certain l…
CVE-2013-3227 linux Medium 4.9 2013-04-22 The caif_seqpkt_recvmsg function in net/caif/caif_socket.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9-rc7 does not initialize a cer…
CVE-2013-3228 linux Medium 4.9 2013-04-22 The irda_recvmsg_dgram function in net/irda/af_irda.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9-rc7 does not initialize a certain …
CVE-2013-3229 linux Medium 4.9 2013-04-22 The iucv_sock_recvmsg function in net/iucv/af_iucv.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9-rc7 does not initialize a certain l…
CVE-2013-3230 linux Medium 4.9 2013-04-22 The l2tp_ip6_recvmsg function in net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9-rc7 does not initialize a certain s…
CVE-2013-3232 linux Medium 4.9 2013-04-22 The nr_recvmsg function in net/netrom/af_netrom.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9-rc7 does not initialize a certain data…
CVE-2013-3233 linux Medium 4.9 2013-04-22 The llcp_sock_recvmsg function in net/nfc/llcp/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9-rc7 does not initialize a certain …
CVE-2013-3234 linux Medium 4.9 2013-04-22 The rose_recvmsg function in net/rose/af_rose.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9-rc7 does not initialize a certain data s…
CVE-2013-3235 linux Medium 4.9 2013-04-22 net/tipc/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9-rc7 does not initialize a certain data structure and a certain length …
CVE-2013-3236 linux Medium 4.9 2013-04-22 The vmci_transport_dgram_dequeue function in net/vmw_vsock/vmci_transport.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9-rc7 does not…
CVE-2013-3223 linux Medium 4.9 2013-04-22 The ax25_recvmsg function in net/ax25/af_ax25.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9-rc7 does not initialize a certain data s…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Linux kernel CVEs were published in April 2013?

26 Linux kernel CVEs were published in April 2013, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 0 were rated Critical severity, 3 High, and 21 Medium.

Which Linux kernel CVEs from April 2013 are actively exploited?

1 Linux kernel CVE from April 2013 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: CVE-2013-2596 (CVSS 7.8) . This indicates confirmed active exploitation in the wild. View all actively exploited 2013 CVEs →

How does April 2013 compare to other months?

April 2013's 26 CVEs represent 13% of all 2013 Linux kernel CVEs. Compared to March's 40 CVEs, this was a 35% decrease month-over-month. View the full 2013 breakdown →

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