Linux Kernel CVE Statistics

84 Linux Kernel CVEs in July 2018

Full month · Source: NIST NVD

June 2018 August 2018

In July 2018, 84 Linux kernel CVEs were published, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 2 were rated Critical, 45 were rated High severity and 36 Medium. No CVEs from this month have been confirmed as actively exploited via the CISA KEV catalog. July's 84 CVEs represent 18% of all 2018 Linux kernel CVEs , up from June's 48 (a 75% month-over-month increase) .

84
Total CVEs
2
Critical
45
High
36
Medium
1
Low
0
KEV Exploited
All CVEs — July 2018 84 CVEs
All (84) Critical (2) High (45) Medium (36) Low (1)
CVE ID Package Severity CVSS Published Description
CVE-2018-3586 linux Critical 9.8 2018-07-06 An integer overflow to buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the ADSPRPC heap manager in all Android releases(Android…
CVE-2018-5855 linux Critical 9.8 2018-07-06 While padding or shrinking a nested wmi packet in all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel (Android for MSM…
CVE-2018-5872 linux High 8.0 2018-07-06 While parsing over-the-air information elements in all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel (Android for MS…
CVE-2017-7482 linux High 7.8 2018-07-30 In the Linux kernel before version 4.12, Kerberos 5 tickets decoded when using the RXRPC keys incorrectly assumes the s…
CVE-2017-7518 linux High 7.8 2018-07-30 A flaw was found in the Linux kernel before version 4.12 in the way the KVM module processed the trap flag(TF) bit in E…
CVE-2018-14734 linux High 7.8 2018-07-29 drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c in the Linux kernel through 4.17.11 allows ucma_leave_multicast to access a certain data…
CVE-2018-14678 linux High 7.8 2018-07-28 An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 4.17.11, as used in Xen through 4.11.x. The xen_failsafe_callback e…
CVE-2018-10878 linux High 7.8 2018-07-26 A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ext4 filesystem. A local user can cause an out-of-bounds write and a denial of s…
CVE-2018-10901 linux High 7.8 2018-07-26 A flaw was found in Linux kernel's KVM virtualization subsystem. The VMX code does not restore the GDT.LIMIT to the pre…
CVE-2018-10879 linux High 7.8 2018-07-26 A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ext4 filesystem. A local user can cause a use-after-free in ext4_xattr_set_entry…
CVE-2018-5834 linux High 7.8 2018-07-06 In __wlan_hdd_cfg80211_vendor_scan(), a buffer overwrite can potentially occur in Android releases from CAF using the l…
CVE-2018-5898 linux High 7.8 2018-07-06 Integer overflow can occur in msm_pcm_adsp_stream_cmd_put() function if the user supplied data "param_length" goes beyo…
CVE-2018-13405 linux High 7.8 2018-07-06 The inode_init_owner function in fs/inode.c in the Linux kernel through 3.16 allows local users to create files with an…
CVE-2018-13406 linux High 7.8 2018-07-06 An integer overflow in the uvesafb_setcmap function in drivers/video/fbdev/uvesafb.c in the Linux kernel before 4.17.4 …
CVE-2018-5830 linux High 7.8 2018-07-06 While processing the HTT_T2H_MSG_TYPE_MGMT_TX_COMPL_IND message, a buffer overflow can potentially occur in Android rel…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Linux kernel CVEs were published in July 2018?

84 Linux kernel CVEs were published in July 2018, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 2 were rated Critical severity, 45 High, and 36 Medium.

How does July 2018 compare to other months?

July 2018's 84 CVEs represent 18% of all 2018 Linux kernel CVEs. Compared to June's 48 CVEs, this was a 75% increase month-over-month. View the full 2018 breakdown →

June 2018 2018 statistics August 2018