Linux Kernel CVE Statistics

121 Linux Kernel CVEs in August 2017

Full month · Source: NIST NVD

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In August 2017, 121 Linux kernel CVEs were published, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 77 were rated Critical, 34 were rated High severity and 10 Medium. No CVEs from this month have been confirmed as actively exploited via the CISA KEV catalog. August's 121 CVEs represent 22% of all 2017 Linux kernel CVEs , up from July's 11 (a 1000% month-over-month increase) .

121
Total CVEs
77
Critical
34
High
10
Medium
0
Low
0
KEV Exploited
All CVEs — August 2017 121 CVEs
All (121) Critical (77) High (34) Medium (10) Low (0)
CVE ID Package Severity CVSS Published Description
CVE-2017-13715 linux Critical 9.8 2017-08-29 The __skb_flow_dissect function in net/core/flow_dissector.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3 does not ensure that n_prot…
CVE-2015-0575 linux Critical 9.8 2017-08-18 In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, insecure ciphersuites were included in …
CVE-2014-9972 linux Critical 9.8 2017-08-18 In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, disabling asserts can potentially cause…
CVE-2015-0574 linux Critical 9.8 2017-08-18 In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, the validation of filesystem access was…
CVE-2014-9975 linux Critical 9.8 2017-08-18 In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a rollback vulnerability potentially ex…
CVE-2014-9979 linux Critical 9.8 2017-08-18 In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a variable is uninitialized in a TrustZ…
CVE-2014-9977 linux Critical 9.8 2017-08-18 In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a buffer overflow vulnerability exists …
CVE-2014-9974 linux Critical 9.8 2017-08-18 In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, validation of buffer lengths was missin…
CVE-2014-9981 linux Critical 9.8 2017-08-18 In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, an overflow check in the USB interface …
CVE-2014-9980 linux Critical 9.8 2017-08-18 In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a Sample App failed to check a length p…
CVE-2014-9973 linux Critical 9.8 2017-08-18 In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, validation of a buffer length was missi…
CVE-2014-9969 linux Critical 9.8 2017-08-18 In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, the GPS client may use an insecure cryp…
CVE-2014-9411 linux Critical 9.8 2017-08-18 In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, the use of an out-of-range pointer offs…
CVE-2014-9968 linux Critical 9.8 2017-08-18 In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a buffer overflow vulnerability exists …
CVE-2015-8594 linux Critical 9.8 2017-08-18 In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a buffer over-read vulnerability exists…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Linux kernel CVEs were published in August 2017?

121 Linux kernel CVEs were published in August 2017, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 77 were rated Critical severity, 34 High, and 10 Medium.

How does August 2017 compare to other months?

August 2017's 121 CVEs represent 22% of all 2017 Linux kernel CVEs. Compared to July's 11 CVEs, this was a 1000% increase month-over-month. View the full 2017 breakdown →

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