Linux Kernel CVE Statistics

17 Linux Kernel CVEs in May 2017

Full month · Source: NIST NVD

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In May 2017, 17 Linux kernel CVEs were published, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 8 were rated High severity and 9 Medium. No CVEs from this month have been confirmed as actively exploited via the CISA KEV catalog. May's 17 CVEs represent 8% of all 2017 Linux kernel CVEs , down from April's 27 (a 37% month-over-month decrease) .

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Total CVEs
0
Critical
8
High
9
Medium
0
Low
0
KEV Exploited
All CVEs — May 2017 17 CVEs
All (17) Critical (0) High (8) Medium (9) Low (0)
CVE ID Package Severity CVSS Published Description
CVE-2017-9074 linux High 7.8 2017-05-19 The IPv6 fragmentation implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.11.1 does not consider that the nexthdr field may b…
CVE-2017-9075 linux High 7.8 2017-05-19 The sctp_v6_create_accept_sk function in net/sctp/ipv6.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.1 mishandles inheritance, whi…
CVE-2017-9077 linux High 7.8 2017-05-19 The tcp_v6_syn_recv_sock function in net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.1 mishandles inheritance, whi…
CVE-2017-9076 linux High 7.8 2017-05-19 The dccp_v6_request_recv_sock function in net/dccp/ipv6.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.1 mishandles inheritance, wh…
CVE-2017-7487 linux High 7.8 2017-05-14 The ipxitf_ioctl function in net/ipx/af_ipx.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.1 mishandles reference counts, which all…
CVE-2017-8890 linux High 7.8 2017-05-10 The inet_csk_clone_lock function in net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.15 allows attacker…
CVE-2015-9004 linux High 7.8 2017-05-02 kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.19 mishandles counter grouping, which allows local users to gain priv…
CVE-2014-9940 linux High 7.0 2017-05-02 The regulator_ena_gpio_free function in drivers/regulator/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.19 allows local users to …
CVE-2017-8831 linux Medium 6.4 2017-05-08 The saa7164_bus_get function in drivers/media/pci/saa7164/saa7164-bus.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.5 allows local…
CVE-2017-9242 linux Medium 5.5 2017-05-27 The __ip6_append_data function in net/ipv6/ip6_output.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.3 is too late in checking whet…
CVE-2017-9211 linux Medium 5.5 2017-05-23 The crypto_skcipher_init_tfm function in crypto/skcipher.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.2 relies on a setkey functi…
CVE-2017-9150 linux Medium 5.5 2017-05-22 The do_check function in kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11.1 does not make the allow_ptr_leaks valu…
CVE-2017-9059 linux Medium 5.5 2017-05-18 The NFSv4 implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.11.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (resource c…
CVE-2017-7495 linux Medium 5.5 2017-05-15 fs/ext4/inode.c in the Linux kernel before 4.6.2, when ext4 data=ordered mode is used, mishandles a needs-flushing-befo…
CVE-2017-8925 linux Medium 5.5 2017-05-12 The omninet_open function in drivers/usb/serial/omninet.c in the Linux kernel before 4.10.4 allows local users to cause…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Linux kernel CVEs were published in May 2017?

17 Linux kernel CVEs were published in May 2017, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 0 were rated Critical severity, 8 High, and 9 Medium.

How does May 2017 compare to other months?

May 2017's 17 CVEs represent 8% of all 2017 Linux kernel CVEs. Compared to April's 27 CVEs, this was a 37% decrease month-over-month. View the full 2017 breakdown →

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