Linux Kernel CVE Statistics

38 Linux Kernel CVEs in January 2018

Full month · Source: NIST NVD

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In January 2018, 38 Linux kernel CVEs were published, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 3 were rated Critical, 25 were rated High severity and 10 Medium. No CVEs from this month have been confirmed as actively exploited via the CISA KEV catalog. January's 38 CVEs represent 8% of all 2018 Linux kernel CVEs , down from December's 69 (a 45% month-over-month decrease) .

38
Total CVEs
3
Critical
25
High
10
Medium
0
Low
0
KEV Exploited
All CVEs — January 2018 38 CVEs
All (38) Critical (3) High (25) Medium (10) Low (0)
CVE ID Package Severity CVSS Published Description
CVE-2018-5703 linux Critical 9.8 2018-01-16 The tcp_v6_syn_recv_sock function in net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.11 allows attackers to cause …
CVE-2017-11079 linux Critical 9.8 2018-01-10 In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, while p…
CVE-2017-18017 linux Critical 9.8 2018-01-03 The tcpmss_mangle_packet function in net/netfilter/xt_TCPMSS.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11, and 4.9.x before 4.9.36…
CVE-2017-14879 linux High 8.8 2018-01-10 In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, by call…
CVE-2015-1142857 linux High 8.6 2018-01-23 On multiple SR-IOV cars it is possible for VF's assigned to guests to send ethernet flow control pause frames via the P…
CVE-2017-15126 linux High 8.1 2018-01-14 A use-after-free flaw was found in fs/userfaultfd.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.6. The issue is related to the hand…
CVE-2017-18079 linux High 7.8 2018-01-29 drivers/input/serio/i8042.c in the Linux kernel before 4.12.4 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL point…
CVE-2017-18075 linux High 7.8 2018-01-24 crypto/pcrypt.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.13 mishandles freeing instances, allowing a local user able to access t…
CVE-2017-11072 linux High 7.8 2018-01-16 In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, while c…
CVE-2018-5344 linux High 7.8 2018-01-12 In the Linux kernel through 4.14.13, drivers/block/loop.c mishandles lo_release serialization, which allows attackers t…
CVE-2018-5332 linux High 7.8 2018-01-11 In the Linux kernel through 3.2, the rds_message_alloc_sgs() function does not validate a value that is used during DMA…
CVE-2017-11080 linux High 7.8 2018-01-10 In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, while p…
CVE-2017-15845 linux High 7.8 2018-01-10 In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, an inva…
CVE-2017-15848 linux High 7.8 2018-01-10 In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, in the …
CVE-2017-15849 linux High 7.8 2018-01-10 In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a Layer…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Linux kernel CVEs were published in January 2018?

38 Linux kernel CVEs were published in January 2018, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 3 were rated Critical severity, 25 High, and 10 Medium.

How does January 2018 compare to other months?

January 2018's 38 CVEs represent 8% of all 2018 Linux kernel CVEs. Compared to December's 69 CVEs, this was a 45% decrease month-over-month. View the full 2018 breakdown →

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