Linux Kernel CVE Statistics

12 Linux Kernel CVEs in February 2016

Full month · Source: NIST NVD

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In February 2016, 12 Linux kernel CVEs were published, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 1 was rated Critical, 3 were rated High severity and 8 Medium. No CVEs from this month have been confirmed as actively exploited via the CISA KEV catalog. February's 12 CVEs represent 5% of all 2016 Linux kernel CVEs .

12
Total CVEs
1
Critical
3
High
8
Medium
0
Low
0
KEV Exploited
All CVEs — February 2016 12 CVEs
All (12) Critical (1) High (3) Medium (8) Low (0)
CVE ID Package Severity CVSS Published Description
CVE-2015-8787 linux Critical 9.8 2016-02-08 The nf_nat_redirect_ipv4 function in net/netfilter/nf_nat_redirect.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4 allows remote attac…
CVE-2016-0728 linux High 7.8 2016-02-08 The join_session_keyring function in security/keys/process_keys.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4.1 mishandles object re…
CVE-2015-8539 linux High 7.8 2016-02-08 The KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.4 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (B…
CVE-2015-8709 linux High 7.0 2016-02-08 kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel through 4.4.1 mishandles uid and gid mappings, which allows local users to gain pri…
CVE-2016-0723 linux Medium 6.8 2016-02-08 Race condition in the tty_ioctl function in drivers/tty/tty_io.c in the Linux kernel through 4.4.1 allows local users t…
CVE-2015-7513 linux Medium 6.5 2016-02-08 arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4 does not reset the PIT counter values during state restoration, which…
CVE-2015-8767 linux Medium 6.2 2016-02-08 net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3 does not properly manage the relationship between a lock and a …
CVE-2015-8785 linux Medium 6.2 2016-02-08 The fuse_fill_write_pages function in fs/fuse/file.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4 allows local users to cause a denia…
CVE-2013-4312 linux Medium 6.2 2016-02-08 The Linux kernel before 4.4.1 allows local users to bypass file-descriptor limits and cause a denial of service (memory…
CVE-2015-7550 linux Medium 5.5 2016-02-08 The keyctl_read_key function in security/keys/keyctl.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3.4 does not properly use a semapho…
CVE-2015-7566 linux Medium 4.6 2016-02-08 The clie_5_attach function in drivers/usb/serial/visor.c in the Linux kernel through 4.4.1 allows physically proximate …
CVE-2015-8575 linux Medium 4.0 2016-02-08 The sco_sock_bind function in net/bluetooth/sco.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3.4 does not verify an address length, w…

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How many Linux kernel CVEs were published in February 2016?

12 Linux kernel CVEs were published in February 2016, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 1 was rated Critical severity, 3 High, and 8 Medium.

How does February 2016 compare to other months?

February 2016's 12 CVEs represent 5% of all 2016 Linux kernel CVEs. View the full 2016 breakdown →

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