Linux Kernel CVE Statistics

26 Linux Kernel CVEs in December 2017

Full month · Source: NIST NVD

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In December 2017, 26 Linux kernel CVEs were published, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 18 were rated High severity and 6 Medium. No CVEs from this month have been confirmed as actively exploited via the CISA KEV catalog. December's 26 CVEs represent 12% of all 2017 Linux kernel CVEs , down from November's 34 (a 24% month-over-month decrease) .

26
Total CVEs
0
Critical
18
High
6
Medium
2
Low
0
KEV Exploited
All CVEs — December 2017 26 CVEs
All (26) Critical (0) High (18) Medium (6) Low (2)
CVE ID Package Severity CVSS Published Description
CVE-2017-16996 linux High 7.8 2017-12-27 kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corrup…
CVE-2017-16995 linux High 7.8 2017-12-27 The check_alu_op function in kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel through 4.4 allows local users to cause a denial…
CVE-2017-17856 linux High 7.8 2017-12-27 kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corrup…
CVE-2017-17855 linux High 7.8 2017-12-27 kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corrup…
CVE-2017-17853 linux High 7.8 2017-12-27 kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corrup…
CVE-2017-17863 linux High 7.8 2017-12-27 kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel 4.9.x through 4.9.71 does not check the relationship between pointer values a…
CVE-2017-17854 linux High 7.8 2017-12-27 kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (integer overf…
CVE-2017-17852 linux High 7.8 2017-12-27 kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corrup…
CVE-2017-17857 linux High 7.8 2017-12-27 The check_stack_boundary function in kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.8 allows local users to cau…
CVE-2017-17806 linux High 7.8 2017-12-20 The HMAC implementation (crypto/hmac.c) in the Linux kernel before 4.14.8 does not validate that the underlying cryptog…
CVE-2017-17805 linux High 7.8 2017-12-20 The Salsa20 encryption algorithm in the Linux kernel before 4.14.8 does not correctly handle zero-length inputs, allowi…
CVE-2017-17448 linux High 7.8 2017-12-07 net/netfilter/nfnetlink_cthelper.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.4 does not require the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability for…
CVE-2017-17450 linux High 7.8 2017-12-07 net/netfilter/xt_osf.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.4 does not require the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability for add_callbac…
CVE-2017-8824 linux High 7.8 2017-12-05 The dccp_disconnect function in net/dccp/proto.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.3 allows local users to gain privileg…
CVE-2017-15868 linux High 7.8 2017-12-05 The bnep_add_connection function in net/bluetooth/bnep/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.19 does not ensure that an l…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Linux kernel CVEs were published in December 2017?

26 Linux kernel CVEs were published in December 2017, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 0 were rated Critical severity, 18 High, and 6 Medium.

How does December 2017 compare to other months?

December 2017's 26 CVEs represent 12% of all 2017 Linux kernel CVEs. Compared to November's 34 CVEs, this was a 24% decrease month-over-month. View the full 2017 breakdown →

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