Linux Kernel CVE Statistics

19 Linux Kernel CVEs in October 2016

Full month · Source: NIST NVD

September 2016 November 2016

In October 2016, 19 Linux kernel CVEs were published, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 2 were rated Critical, 7 were rated High severity and 10 Medium. No CVEs from this month have been confirmed as actively exploited via the CISA KEV catalog. October's 19 CVEs represent 9% of all 2016 Linux kernel CVEs , up from September's 1 (a 1800% month-over-month increase) .

19
Total CVEs
2
Critical
7
High
10
Medium
0
Low
0
KEV Exploited
All CVEs — October 2016 19 CVEs
All (19) Critical (2) High (7) Medium (10) Low (0)
CVE ID Package Severity CVSS Published Description
CVE-2016-5343 linux Critical 9.8 2016-10-10 drivers/soc/qcom/qdsp6v2/voice_svc.c in the QDSP6v2 Voice Service driver for the Linux kernel 3.x, as used in Qualcomm …
CVE-2016-7117 linux Critical 9.8 2016-10-10 Use-after-free vulnerability in the __sys_recvmmsg function in net/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.2 allows rem…
CVE-2015-3288 linux High 7.8 2016-10-16 mm/memory.c in the Linux kernel before 4.1.4 mishandles anonymous pages, which allows local users to gain privileges or…
CVE-2016-7425 linux High 7.8 2016-10-16 The arcmsr_iop_message_xfer function in drivers/scsi/arcmsr/arcmsr_hba.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.2 does not res…
CVE-2016-7039 linux High 7.5 2016-10-16 The IP stack in the Linux kernel through 4.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption …
CVE-2016-8666 linux High 7.5 2016-10-16 The IP stack in the Linux kernel before 4.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and…
CVE-2016-3699 linux High 7.4 2016-10-07 The Linux kernel, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 and when booted with UEFI Secure…
CVE-2015-8955 linux High 7.3 2016-10-10 arch/arm64/kernel/perf_event.c in the Linux kernel before 4.1 on arm64 platforms allows local users to gain privileges …
CVE-2015-0572 linux High 7.0 2016-10-10 Multiple race conditions in drivers/char/adsprpc.c and drivers/char/adsprpc_compat.c in the ADSPRPC driver for the Linu…
CVE-2016-7042 linux Medium 6.2 2016-10-16 The proc_keys_show function in security/keys/proc.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.2, when the GNU Compiler Collection…
CVE-2016-8658 linux Medium 6.1 2016-10-16 Stack-based buffer overflow in the brcmf_cfg80211_start_ap function in drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac…
CVE-2015-8956 linux Medium 6.1 2016-10-10 The rfcomm_sock_bind function in net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 4.2 allows local users to obtai…
CVE-2016-6327 linux Medium 5.5 2016-10-16 drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service …
CVE-2015-8953 linux Medium 5.5 2016-10-16 fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c in the Linux kernel before 4.2.6 uses an incorrect cleanup code path, which allows local users t…
CVE-2016-6828 linux Medium 5.5 2016-10-16 The tcp_check_send_head function in include/net/tcp.h in the Linux kernel before 4.7.5 does not properly maintain certa…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Linux kernel CVEs were published in October 2016?

19 Linux kernel CVEs were published in October 2016, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 2 were rated Critical severity, 7 High, and 10 Medium.

How does October 2016 compare to other months?

October 2016's 19 CVEs represent 9% of all 2016 Linux kernel CVEs. Compared to September's 1 CVEs, this was a 1800% increase month-over-month. View the full 2016 breakdown →

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