Linux Kernel CVE Statistics

18 Linux Kernel CVEs in January 2018

Full month · Source: NIST NVD

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In January 2018, 18 Linux kernel CVEs were published, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 2 were rated Critical, 6 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 18 CVEs represent 10% of all 2018 Linux kernel CVEs , down from December's 26 (a 31% month-over-month decrease) .

18
Total CVEs
2
Critical
6
High
10
Medium
0
Low
0
KEV Exploited
All CVEs — January 2018 18 CVEs
All (18) Critical (2) High (6) 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-2017-18017 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-2017-15126 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-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-2018-6412 linux High 7.5 2018-01-31 In the function sbusfb_ioctl_helper() in drivers/video/fbdev/sbuslib.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15, an integer sig…
CVE-2017-16914 linux Medium 5.9 2018-01-31 The "stub_send_ret_submit()" function (drivers/usb/usbip/stub_tx.c) in the Linux Kernel before version 4.14.8, 4.9.71, …
CVE-2017-16912 linux Medium 5.9 2018-01-31 The "get_pipe()" function (drivers/usb/usbip/stub_rx.c) in the Linux Kernel before version 4.14.8, 4.9.71, and 4.4.114 …
CVE-2017-16913 linux Medium 5.9 2018-01-31 The "stub_recv_cmd_submit()" function (drivers/usb/usbip/stub_rx.c) in the Linux Kernel before version 4.14.8, 4.9.71, …
CVE-2018-1000004 linux Medium 5.9 2018-01-16 In the Linux kernel 4.12, 3.10, 2.6 and possibly earlier versions a race condition vulnerability exists in the sound sy…
CVE-2018-5750 linux Medium 5.5 2018-01-26 The acpi_smbus_hc_add function in drivers/acpi/sbshc.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.15 allows local users to obtain…
CVE-2017-15127 linux Medium 5.5 2018-01-14 A flaw was found in the hugetlb_mcopy_atomic_pte function in mm/hugetlb.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13. A superfluou…
CVE-2017-15128 linux Medium 5.5 2018-01-14 A flaw was found in the hugetlb_mcopy_atomic_pte function in mm/hugetlb.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.12. A lack of…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Linux kernel CVEs were published in January 2018?

18 Linux kernel CVEs were published in January 2018, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 2 were rated Critical severity, 6 High, and 10 Medium.

How does January 2018 compare to other months?

January 2018's 18 CVEs represent 10% of all 2018 Linux kernel CVEs. Compared to December's 26 CVEs, this was a 31% decrease month-over-month. View the full 2018 breakdown →

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