Linux Kernel CVE Statistics

10 Linux Kernel CVEs in October 2015

Full month · Source: NIST NVD

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In October 2015, 10 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. October's 10 CVEs represent 12% of all 2015 Linux kernel CVEs , up from September's 1 (a 900% month-over-month increase) .

10
Total CVEs
0
Critical
1
High
8
Medium
1
Low
0
KEV Exploited
All CVEs — October 2015 10 CVEs
All (10) Critical (0) High (1) Medium (8) Low (1)
CVE ID Package Severity CVSS Published Description
CVE-2013-7445 linux High 7.8 2015-10-16 The Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.x mishandles requests for Graphics Execution…
CVE-2015-7613 linux Medium 6.9 2015-10-19 Race condition in the IPC object implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.2.3 allows local users to gain privileges…
CVE-2015-5156 linux Medium 6.1 2015-10-19 The virtnet_probe function in drivers/net/virtio_net.c in the Linux kernel before 4.2 attempts to support a FRAGLIST fe…
CVE-2015-6937 linux Medium 4.9 2015-10-19 The __rds_conn_create function in net/rds/connection.c in the Linux kernel through 4.2.3 allows local users to cause a …
CVE-2015-7833 linux Medium 4.9 2015-10-19 The usbvision driver in the Linux kernel package 3.10.0-123.20.1.el7 through 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7 in Red Hat Enterprise …
CVE-2015-7799 linux Medium 4.9 2015-10-19 The slhc_init function in drivers/net/slip/slhc.c in the Linux kernel through 4.2.3 does not ensure that certain slot n…
CVE-2015-0275 linux Medium 4.9 2015-10-19 The ext4_zero_range function in fs/ext4/extents.c in the Linux kernel before 4.1 allows local users to cause a denial o…
CVE-2015-5283 linux Medium 4.7 2015-10-19 The sctp_init function in net/sctp/protocol.c in the Linux kernel before 4.2.3 has an incorrect sequence of protocol-in…
CVE-2015-5707 linux Medium 4.6 2015-10-19 Integer overflow in the sg_start_req function in drivers/scsi/sg.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.x through 4.x before 4.1 all…
CVE-2015-6252 linux Low 2.1 2015-10-19 The vhost_dev_ioctl function in drivers/vhost/vhost.c in the Linux kernel before 4.1.5 allows local users to cause a de…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Linux kernel CVEs were published in October 2015?

10 Linux kernel CVEs were published in October 2015, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 0 were rated Critical severity, 1 High, and 8 Medium.

How does October 2015 compare to other months?

October 2015's 10 CVEs represent 12% of all 2015 Linux kernel CVEs. Compared to September's 1 CVEs, this was a 900% increase month-over-month. View the full 2015 breakdown →

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