Linux Kernel CVE Statistics

9 Linux Kernel CVEs in May 2015

Full month · Source: NIST NVD

April 2015 June 2015

In May 2015, 9 Linux kernel CVEs were published, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 2 were rated High severity and 5 Medium. No CVEs from this month have been confirmed as actively exploited via the CISA KEV catalog. May's 9 CVEs represent 10% of all 2015 Linux kernel CVEs , up from April's 4 (a 125% month-over-month increase) .

9
Total CVEs
0
Critical
2
High
5
Medium
2
Low
0
KEV Exploited
All CVEs — May 2015 9 CVEs
All (9) Critical (0) High (2) Medium (5) Low (2)
CVE ID Package Severity CVSS Published Description
CVE-2015-3036 linux High 10.0 2015-05-21 Stack-based buffer overflow in the run_init_sbus function in the KCodes NetUSB module for the Linux kernel, as used in …
CVE-2015-3331 linux High 9.3 2015-05-27 The __driver_rfc4106_decrypt function in arch/x86/crypto/aesni-intel_glue.c in the Linux kernel before 3.19.3 does not …
CVE-2014-9710 linux Medium 6.9 2015-05-27 The Btrfs implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.19 does not ensure that the visible xattr state is consistent wit…
CVE-2015-2666 linux Medium 6.9 2015-05-27 Stack-based buffer overflow in the get_matching_model_microcode function in arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel_early.c…
CVE-2015-3339 linux Medium 6.2 2015-05-27 Race condition in the prepare_binprm function in fs/exec.c in the Linux kernel before 3.19.6 allows local users to gain…
CVE-2015-3332 linux Medium 4.9 2015-05-27 A certain backport in the TCP Fast Open implementation for the Linux kernel before 3.18 does not properly maintain a co…
CVE-2014-9715 linux Medium 4.9 2015-05-27 include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_extend.h in the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.14.5 uses an insuff…
CVE-2015-2922 linux Low 3.3 2015-05-27 The ndisc_router_discovery function in net/ipv6/ndisc.c in the Neighbor Discovery (ND) protocol implementation in the I…
CVE-2015-2830 linux Low 1.9 2015-05-27 arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S in the Linux kernel before 3.19.2 does not prevent the TS_COMPAT flag from reaching a user-m…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Linux kernel CVEs were published in May 2015?

9 Linux kernel CVEs were published in May 2015, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 0 were rated Critical severity, 2 High, and 5 Medium.

How does May 2015 compare to other months?

May 2015's 9 CVEs represent 10% of all 2015 Linux kernel CVEs. Compared to April's 4 CVEs, this was a 125% increase month-over-month. View the full 2015 breakdown →

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