Linux Kernel CVE Statistics

4 Linux Kernel CVEs in August 2013

Full month · Source: NIST NVD

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In August 2013, 4 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. August's 4 CVEs represent 2% of all 2013 Linux kernel CVEs , down from July's 15 (a 73% month-over-month decrease) .

4
Total CVEs
0
Critical
1
High
3
Medium
0
Low
0
KEV Exploited
All CVEs — August 2013 4 CVEs
All (4) Critical (0) High (1) Medium (3) Low (0)
CVE ID Package Severity CVSS Published Description
CVE-2013-4247 linux High 7.8 2013-08-25 Off-by-one error in the build_unc_path_to_root function in fs/cifs/connect.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9.6 allows re…
CVE-2013-4254 linux Medium 6.9 2013-08-25 The validate_event function in arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10.8 on the ARM platform allow…
CVE-2013-4220 linux Medium 4.9 2013-08-25 The bad_mode function in arch/arm64/kernel/traps.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9.5 on the ARM64 platform allows local …
CVE-2013-4205 linux Medium 4.7 2013-08-25 Memory leak in the unshare_userns function in kernel/user_namespace.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10.6 allows local us…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Linux kernel CVEs were published in August 2013?

4 Linux kernel CVEs were published in August 2013, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 0 were rated Critical severity, 1 High, and 3 Medium.

How does August 2013 compare to other months?

August 2013's 4 CVEs represent 2% of all 2013 Linux kernel CVEs. Compared to July's 15 CVEs, this was a 73% decrease month-over-month. View the full 2013 breakdown →

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