Linux Kernel CVE Statistics

69 Linux Kernel CVEs in December 2017

Full month · Source: NIST NVD

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In December 2017, 69 Linux kernel CVEs were published, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 12 were rated Critical, 47 were rated High severity and 8 Medium. No CVEs from this month have been confirmed as actively exploited via the CISA KEV catalog. December's 69 CVEs represent 12% of all 2017 Linux kernel CVEs , up from November's 67 (a 3% month-over-month increase) .

69
Total CVEs
12
Critical
47
High
8
Medium
2
Low
0
KEV Exploited
All CVEs — December 2017 69 CVEs
All (69) Critical (12) High (47) Medium (8) Low (2)
CVE ID Package Severity CVSS Published Description
CVE-2017-14918 linux Critical 9.8 2017-12-05 In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, in the …
CVE-2017-11005 linux Critical 9.8 2017-12-05 In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a Use A…
CVE-2017-14914 linux Critical 9.8 2017-12-05 In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, handles…
CVE-2017-14917 linux Critical 9.8 2017-12-05 In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, buffer …
CVE-2017-14908 linux Critical 9.8 2017-12-05 In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, the Saf…
CVE-2017-11006 linux Critical 9.8 2017-12-05 In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a Use A…
CVE-2017-9709 linux Critical 9.8 2017-12-05 In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a privi…
CVE-2017-14909 linux Critical 9.8 2017-12-05 In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a count…
CVE-2017-14916 linux Critical 9.8 2017-12-05 In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, buffer …
CVE-2017-14907 linux Critical 9.8 2017-12-05 In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, cryptog…
CVE-2017-15813 linux Critical 9.8 2017-12-05 In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a buffe…
CVE-2017-6211 linux Critical 9.8 2017-12-05 In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, in the …
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-2017-16995 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-2017-16996 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…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Linux kernel CVEs were published in December 2017?

69 Linux kernel CVEs were published in December 2017, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 12 were rated Critical severity, 47 High, and 8 Medium.

How does December 2017 compare to other months?

December 2017's 69 CVEs represent 12% of all 2017 Linux kernel CVEs. Compared to November's 67 CVEs, this was a 3% increase month-over-month. View the full 2017 breakdown →

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