Linux Kernel CVE Statistics

30 Linux Kernel CVEs in November 2016

Full month · Source: NIST NVD

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In November 2016, 30 Linux kernel CVEs were published, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 1 was rated Critical, 16 were rated High severity and 13 Medium. CVE-2016-5195 was confirmed as actively exploited in the wild and added to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. November's 30 CVEs represent 13% of all 2016 Linux kernel CVEs , up from October's 19 (a 58% month-over-month increase) .

30
Total CVEs
1
Critical
16
High
13
Medium
0
Low
1
KEV Exploited

Actively Exploited CVEs — November 2016

1 CVE in CISA KEV

CVE-2016-5195 is the only Linux kernel CVE from November 2016 confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. It carries a CVSS score of 7.0 (High severity) and is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

CVE ID Severity CVSS Published Description
CVE-2016-5195 High KEV 7.0 2016-11-10 Race condition in mm/gup.c in the Linux kernel 2.x through 4.x before 4.8.3 allows local users to g…
KEV data sourced from CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
All CVEs — November 2016 30 CVEs
All (30) Critical (1) High (16) Medium (13) Low (0)
CVE ID Package Severity CVSS Published Description
CVE-2016-9555 linux Critical 9.8 2016-11-28 The sctp_sf_ootb function in net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.8 lacks chunk-length checking for t…
CVE-2016-9084 linux High 7.8 2016-11-28 drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_intrs.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.11 misuses the kzalloc function, which allows local u…
CVE-2016-9644 linux High 7.8 2016-11-28 The __get_user_asm_ex macro in arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess.h in the Linux kernel 4.4.22 through 4.4.28 contains extend…
CVE-2016-9083 linux High 7.8 2016-11-28 drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.11 allows local users to bypass integer overflow checks, an…
CVE-2016-8632 linux High 7.8 2016-11-28 The tipc_msg_build function in net/tipc/msg.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.11 does not validate the relationship bet…
CVE-2015-1328 linux High 7.8 2016-11-28 The overlayfs implementation in the linux (aka Linux kernel) package before 3.19.0-21.21 in Ubuntu through 15.04 does n…
CVE-2016-9313 linux High 7.8 2016-11-28 security/keys/big_key.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.7 mishandles unsuccessful crypto registration in conjunction wit…
CVE-2016-7911 linux High 7.8 2016-11-16 Race condition in the get_task_ioprio function in block/ioprio.c in the Linux kernel before 4.6.6 allows local users to…
CVE-2016-7913 linux High 7.8 2016-11-16 The xc2028_set_config function in drivers/media/tuners/tuner-xc2028.c in the Linux kernel before 4.6 allows local users…
CVE-2016-7912 linux High 7.8 2016-11-16 Use-after-free vulnerability in the ffs_user_copy_worker function in drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_fs.c in the Linux ke…
CVE-2015-8961 linux High 7.8 2016-11-16 The __ext4_journal_stop function in fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3.3 allows local users to gain pri…
CVE-2016-7910 linux High 7.8 2016-11-16 Use-after-free vulnerability in the disk_seqf_stop function in block/genhd.c in the Linux kernel before 4.7.1 allows lo…
CVE-2016-7382 linux High 7.8 2016-11-08 For the NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, GeForce, and Tesla products, NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contains a vulnerability in the kern…
CVE-2016-7389 linux High 7.8 2016-11-08 For the NVIDIA Quadro, NVS, GeForce, and Tesla products, NVIDIA GPU Display Driver on Linux R304 before 304.132, R340 b…
CVE-2015-8962 linux High 7.3 2016-11-16 Double free vulnerability in the sg_common_write function in drivers/scsi/sg.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4 allows lo…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Linux kernel CVEs were published in November 2016?

30 Linux kernel CVEs were published in November 2016, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 1 was rated Critical severity, 16 High, and 13 Medium.

Which Linux kernel CVEs from November 2016 are actively exploited?

1 Linux kernel CVE from November 2016 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: CVE-2016-5195 (CVSS 7.0) . This indicates confirmed active exploitation in the wild. View all actively exploited 2016 CVEs →

How does November 2016 compare to other months?

November 2016's 30 CVEs represent 13% of all 2016 Linux kernel CVEs. Compared to October's 19 CVEs, this was a 58% increase month-over-month. View the full 2016 breakdown →

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