Linux Kernel CVE Statistics

34 Linux Kernel CVEs in November 2017

Full month · Source: NIST NVD

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In November 2017, 34 Linux kernel CVEs were published, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 7 were rated High severity and 27 Medium. No CVEs from this month have been confirmed as actively exploited via the CISA KEV catalog. November's 34 CVEs represent 16% of all 2017 Linux kernel CVEs , up from October's 15 (a 127% month-over-month increase) .

34
Total CVEs
0
Critical
7
High
27
Medium
0
Low
0
KEV Exploited
All CVEs — November 2017 34 CVEs
All (34) Critical (0) High (7) Medium (27) Low (0)
CVE ID Package Severity CVSS Published Description
CVE-2017-17052 linux High 7.8 2017-11-29 The mm_init function in kernel/fork.c in the Linux kernel before 4.12.10 does not clear the ->exe_file member of a new …
CVE-2017-16939 linux High 7.8 2017-11-24 The XFRM dump policy implementation in net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.11 allows local users to ga…
CVE-2017-0861 linux High 7.8 2017-11-16 Use-after-free vulnerability in the snd_pcm_info function in the ALSA subsystem in the Linux kernel allows attackers to…
CVE-2017-15115 linux High 7.8 2017-11-15 The sctp_do_peeloff function in net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14 does not check whether the intended n…
CVE-2017-16526 linux High 7.8 2017-11-04 drivers/uwb/uwbd.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (general protectio…
CVE-2017-1000405 linux High 7.0 2017-11-30 The Linux Kernel versions 2.6.38 through 4.14 have a problematic use of pmd_mkdirty() in the touch_pmd() function insid…
CVE-2017-17053 linux High 7.0 2017-11-29 The init_new_context function in arch/x86/include/asm/mmu_context.h in the Linux kernel before 4.12.10 does not correct…
CVE-2017-16534 linux Medium 6.8 2017-11-04 The cdc_parse_cdc_header function in drivers/usb/core/message.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.6 allows local users to…
CVE-2017-16643 linux Medium 6.6 2017-11-07 The parse_hid_report_descriptor function in drivers/input/tablet/gtco.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.11 allows local…
CVE-2017-16644 linux Medium 6.6 2017-11-07 The hdpvr_probe function in drivers/media/usb/hdpvr/hdpvr-core.c in the Linux kernel through 4.13.11 allows local users…
CVE-2017-16647 linux Medium 6.6 2017-11-07 drivers/net/usb/asix_devices.c in the Linux kernel through 4.13.11 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NUL…
CVE-2017-16646 linux Medium 6.6 2017-11-07 drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dib0700_devices.c in the Linux kernel through 4.13.11 allows local users to cause a denial of…
CVE-2017-16648 linux Medium 6.6 2017-11-07 The dvb_frontend_free function in drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c in the Linux kernel through 4.13.11 allows loca…
CVE-2017-16649 linux Medium 6.6 2017-11-07 The usbnet_generic_cdc_bind function in drivers/net/usb/cdc_ether.c in the Linux kernel through 4.13.11 allows local us…
CVE-2017-16645 linux Medium 6.6 2017-11-07 The ims_pcu_get_cdc_union_desc function in drivers/input/misc/ims-pcu.c in the Linux kernel through 4.13.11 allows loca…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Linux kernel CVEs were published in November 2017?

34 Linux kernel CVEs were published in November 2017, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 0 were rated Critical severity, 7 High, and 27 Medium.

How does November 2017 compare to other months?

November 2017's 34 CVEs represent 16% of all 2017 Linux kernel CVEs. Compared to October's 15 CVEs, this was a 127% increase month-over-month. View the full 2017 breakdown →

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