Linux Kernel CVE Statistics

30 Linux Kernel CVEs in April 2016

Full month · Source: NIST NVD

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In April 2016, 30 Linux kernel CVEs were published, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 1 was rated Critical, 6 were rated High severity and 23 Medium. No CVEs from this month have been confirmed as actively exploited via the CISA KEV catalog. April's 30 CVEs represent 13% of all 2016 Linux kernel CVEs , up from March's 2 (a 1400% month-over-month increase) .

30
Total CVEs
1
Critical
6
High
23
Medium
0
Low
0
KEV Exploited
All CVEs — April 2016 30 CVEs
All (30) Critical (1) High (6) Medium (23) Low (0)
CVE ID Package Severity CVSS Published Description
CVE-2015-8812 linux Critical 9.8 2016-04-27 drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_cm.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 does not properly identify error conditions, which…
CVE-2016-3134 linux High 8.4 2016-04-27 The netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.5.2 does not validate certain offset fields, which allows local u…
CVE-2016-2143 linux High 7.8 2016-04-27 The fork implementation in the Linux kernel before 4.5 on s390 platforms mishandles the case of four page-table levels,…
CVE-2016-3672 linux High 7.8 2016-04-27 The arch_pick_mmap_layout function in arch/x86/mm/mmap.c in the Linux kernel through 4.5.2 does not properly randomize …
CVE-2016-3135 linux High 7.8 2016-04-27 Integer overflow in the xt_alloc_table_info function in net/netfilter/x_tables.c in the Linux kernel through 4.5.2 on 3…
CVE-2016-3157 linux High 7.8 2016-04-12 The __switch_to function in arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c in the Linux kernel does not properly context-switch IOPL on 6…
CVE-2016-2069 linux High 7.4 2016-04-27 Race condition in arch/x86/mm/tlb.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4.1 allows local users to gain privileges by triggerin…
CVE-2015-8816 linux Medium 6.8 2016-04-27 The hub_activate function in drivers/usb/core/hub.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3.5 does not properly maintain a hub-i…
CVE-2016-0774 linux Medium 6.8 2016-04-27 The (1) pipe_read and (2) pipe_write implementations in fs/pipe.c in a certain Linux kernel backport in the linux packa…
CVE-2016-2548 linux Medium 6.2 2016-04-27 sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4.1 retains certain linked lists after a close or stop action, which al…
CVE-2015-1339 linux Medium 6.2 2016-04-27 Memory leak in the cuse_channel_release function in fs/fuse/cuse.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4 allows local users to…
CVE-2016-2543 linux Medium 6.2 2016-04-27 The snd_seq_ioctl_remove_events function in sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4.1 does not ve…
CVE-2016-2549 linux Medium 6.2 2016-04-27 sound/core/hrtimer.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4.1 does not prevent recursive callback access, which allows local us…
CVE-2016-2847 linux Medium 6.2 2016-04-27 fs/pipe.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 does not limit the amount of unread data in pipes, which allows local users to…
CVE-2016-2550 linux Medium 5.5 2016-04-27 The Linux kernel before 4.5 allows local users to bypass file-descriptor limits and cause a denial of service (memory c…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Linux kernel CVEs were published in April 2016?

30 Linux kernel CVEs were published in April 2016, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 1 was rated Critical severity, 6 High, and 23 Medium.

How does April 2016 compare to other months?

April 2016's 30 CVEs represent 13% of all 2016 Linux kernel CVEs. Compared to March's 2 CVEs, this was a 1400% increase month-over-month. View the full 2016 breakdown →

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