Linux Kernel CVE Statistics

14 Linux Kernel CVEs in October 2016

Full month · Source: NIST NVD

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In October 2016, 14 Linux kernel CVEs were published, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 1 was rated Critical, 4 were rated High severity and 9 Medium. No CVEs from this month have been confirmed as actively exploited via the CISA KEV catalog. October's 14 CVEs represent 7% of all 2016 Linux kernel CVEs .

14
Total CVEs
1
Critical
4
High
9
Medium
0
Low
0
KEV Exploited
All CVEs — October 2016 14 CVEs
All (14) Critical (1) High (4) Medium (9) Low (0)
CVE ID Package Severity CVSS Published Description
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-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-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-2016-8666 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-2016-7039 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-2016-7042 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-2016-6828 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…
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-2015-8952 linux Medium 5.5 2016-10-16 The mbcache feature in the ext2 and ext4 filesystem implementations in the Linux kernel before 4.6 mishandles xattr blo…
CVE-2016-8660 linux Medium 5.5 2016-10-16 The XFS subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.8.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (fdatasync failure …
CVE-2016-7097 linux Medium 4.4 2016-10-16 The filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.8.2 preserves the setgid bit during a setxattr call, which …

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Linux kernel CVEs were published in October 2016?

14 Linux kernel CVEs were published in October 2016, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 1 was rated Critical severity, 4 High, and 9 Medium.

How does October 2016 compare to other months?

October 2016's 14 CVEs represent 7% of all 2016 Linux kernel CVEs. View the full 2016 breakdown →

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