Linux Kernel CVE Statistics

12 Linux Kernel CVEs in December 2013

Full month · Source: NIST NVD

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In December 2013, 12 Linux kernel CVEs were published, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 1 was rated High severity and 8 Medium. No CVEs from this month have been confirmed as actively exploited via the CISA KEV catalog. December's 12 CVEs represent 6% of all 2013 Linux kernel CVEs , down from November's 26 (a 54% month-over-month decrease) .

12
Total CVEs
0
Critical
1
High
8
Medium
3
Low
0
KEV Exploited
All CVEs — December 2013 12 CVEs
All (12) Critical (0) High (1) Medium (8) Low (3)
CVE ID Package Severity CVSS Published Description
CVE-2013-4587 linux High 7.2 2013-12-14 Array index error in the kvm_vm_ioctl_create_vcpu function in virt/kvm/kvm_main.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux ker…
CVE-2013-6368 linux Medium 6.2 2013-12-14 The KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.12.5 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service…
CVE-2013-7027 linux Medium 6.1 2013-12-09 The ieee80211_radiotap_iterator_init function in net/wireless/radiotap.c in the Linux kernel before 3.11.7 does not che…
CVE-2013-6367 linux Medium 5.7 2013-12-14 The apic_get_tmcct function in arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.12.5 allows gues…
CVE-2011-2519 linux Medium 5.5 2013-12-27 Xen in the Linux kernel, when running a guest on a host without hardware assisted paging (HAP), allows guest users to c…
CVE-2013-6376 linux Medium 5.2 2013-12-14 The recalculate_apic_map function in arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.12.5 allow…
CVE-2013-6431 linux Medium 4.7 2013-12-09 The fib6_add function in net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c in the Linux kernel before 3.11.5 does not properly implement error-code en…
CVE-2013-7026 linux Medium 4.7 2013-12-09 Multiple race conditions in ipc/shm.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.2 allow local users to cause a denial of service …
CVE-2013-6432 linux Medium 4.6 2013-12-09 The ping_recvmsg function in net/ipv4/ping.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.4 does not properly interact with read sys…
CVE-2013-4270 linux Low 3.6 2013-12-09 The net_ctl_permissions function in net/sysctl_net.c in the Linux kernel before 3.11.5 does not properly determine uid …
CVE-2013-2930 linux Low 3.6 2013-12-09 The perf_trace_event_perm function in kernel/trace/trace_event_perf.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.2 does not proper…
CVE-2013-2929 linux Low 3.3 2013-12-09 The Linux kernel before 3.12.2 does not properly use the get_dumpable function, which allows local users to bypass inte…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Linux kernel CVEs were published in December 2013?

12 Linux kernel CVEs were published in December 2013, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 0 were rated Critical severity, 1 High, and 8 Medium.

How does December 2013 compare to other months?

December 2013's 12 CVEs represent 6% of all 2013 Linux kernel CVEs. Compared to November's 26 CVEs, this was a 54% decrease month-over-month. View the full 2013 breakdown →

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