Linux Kernel CVE Statistics

24 Linux Kernel CVEs in February 2018

Full month · Source: NIST NVD

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In February 2018, 24 Linux kernel CVEs were published, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 1 was rated Critical, 15 were rated High severity and 8 Medium. No CVEs from this month have been confirmed as actively exploited via the CISA KEV catalog. February's 24 CVEs represent 5% of all 2018 Linux kernel CVEs , down from January's 38 (a 37% month-over-month decrease) .

24
Total CVEs
1
Critical
15
High
8
Medium
0
Low
0
KEV Exploited
All CVEs — February 2018 24 CVEs
All (24) Critical (1) High (15) Medium (8) Low (0)
CVE ID Package Severity CVSS Published Description
CVE-2017-18174 linux Critical 9.8 2018-02-11 In the Linux kernel before 4.7, the amd_gpio_remove function in drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-amd.c calls the pinctrl_unregis…
CVE-2018-7480 linux High 7.8 2018-02-25 The blkcg_init_queue function in block/blk-cgroup.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11 allows local users to cause a denia…
CVE-2017-15862 linux High 7.8 2018-02-23 In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, in wma_unified_link_radio_stats_event_h…
CVE-2017-15860 linux High 7.8 2018-02-23 In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, while processing an encrypted authentic…
CVE-2017-15861 linux High 7.8 2018-02-23 In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, in the function wma_roam_synch_event_ha…
CVE-2017-17765 linux High 7.8 2018-02-23 In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, multiple values received from firmware …
CVE-2017-17767 linux High 7.8 2018-02-23 In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, the IL client may free a buffer OMX Vid…
CVE-2017-17764 linux High 7.8 2018-02-23 In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, the num_failure_info value from firmwar…
CVE-2017-14884 linux High 7.8 2018-02-23 In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, due to lack of bounds checking on the v…
CVE-2017-15820 linux High 7.8 2018-02-23 In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, in a KGSL IOCTL handler, a Use After Fr…
CVE-2017-15817 linux High 7.8 2018-02-23 In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, when an access point sends a challenge …
CVE-2018-6927 linux High 7.8 2018-02-12 The futex_requeue function in kernel/futex.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.15 might allow attackers to cause a denial…
CVE-2018-1000026 linux High 7.7 2018-02-09 Linux Linux kernel version at least v4.8 onwards, probably well before contains a Insufficient input validation vulnera…
CVE-2018-1000028 linux High 7.4 2018-02-09 Linux kernel version after commit bdcf0a423ea1 - 4.15-rc4+, 4.14.8+, 4.9.76+, 4.4.111+ contains a Incorrect Access Cont…
CVE-2017-18202 linux High 7.0 2018-02-27 The __oom_reap_task_mm function in mm/oom_kill.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.4 mishandles gather operations, which …

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Linux kernel CVEs were published in February 2018?

24 Linux kernel CVEs were published in February 2018, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 1 was rated Critical severity, 15 High, and 8 Medium.

How does February 2018 compare to other months?

February 2018's 24 CVEs represent 5% of all 2018 Linux kernel CVEs. Compared to January's 38 CVEs, this was a 37% decrease month-over-month. View the full 2018 breakdown →

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