Linux Kernel CVE Statistics

22 Linux Kernel CVEs in March 2018

Full month · Source: NIST NVD

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In March 2018, 22 Linux kernel CVEs were published, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 6 were rated High severity and 16 Medium. No CVEs from this month have been confirmed as actively exploited via the CISA KEV catalog. March's 22 CVEs represent 13% of all 2018 Linux kernel CVEs , up from February's 14 (a 57% month-over-month increase) .

22
Total CVEs
0
Critical
6
High
16
Medium
0
Low
0
KEV Exploited
All CVEs — March 2018 22 CVEs
All (22) Critical (0) High (6) Medium (16) Low (0)
CVE ID Package Severity CVSS Published Description
CVE-2017-18255 linux High 7.8 2018-03-31 The perf_cpu_time_max_percent_handler function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11 allows local use…
CVE-2018-7566 linux High 7.8 2018-03-30 The Linux kernel 4.15 has a Buffer Overflow via an SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL_SET_CLIENT_POOL ioctl write operation to /dev/snd/se…
CVE-2018-8822 linux High 7.8 2018-03-20 Incorrect buffer length handling in the ncp_read_kernel function in fs/ncpfs/ncplib_kernel.c in the Linux kernel throug…
CVE-2017-18222 linux High 7.8 2018-03-08 In the Linux kernel before 4.12, Hisilicon Network Subsystem (HNS) does not consider the ETH_SS_PRIV_FLAGS case when re…
CVE-2017-18218 linux High 7.8 2018-03-05 In drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_enet.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13, local users can cause a denial of ser…
CVE-2017-18249 linux High 7.0 2018-03-26 The add_free_nid function in fs/f2fs/node.c in the Linux kernel before 4.12 does not properly track an allocated nid, w…
CVE-2018-1068 linux Medium 6.7 2018-03-16 A flaw was found in the Linux 4.x kernel's implementation of 32-bit syscall interface for bridging. This allowed a priv…
CVE-2018-1066 linux Medium 6.5 2018-03-02 The Linux kernel before version 4.11 is vulnerable to a NULL pointer dereference in fs/cifs/cifsencrypt.c:setup_ntlmv2_…
CVE-2018-1091 linux Medium 5.5 2018-03-27 In the flush_tmregs_to_thread function in arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.5, a guest kerne…
CVE-2017-18241 linux Medium 5.5 2018-03-21 fs/f2fs/segment.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer derefer…
CVE-2017-18232 linux Medium 5.5 2018-03-15 The Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.15.9 mishandles a mutex within libsas, whic…
CVE-2018-8087 linux Medium 5.5 2018-03-13 Memory leak in the hwsim_new_radio_nl function in drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c in the Linux kernel through 4.1…
CVE-2018-8043 linux Medium 5.5 2018-03-10 The unimac_mdio_probe function in drivers/net/phy/mdio-bcm-unimac.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.8 does not validat…
CVE-2018-7757 linux Medium 5.5 2018-03-08 Memory leak in the sas_smp_get_phy_events function in drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c in the Linux kernel through 4.…
CVE-2018-7755 linux Medium 5.5 2018-03-08 An issue was discovered in the fd_locked_ioctl function in drivers/block/floppy.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.7. T…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Linux kernel CVEs were published in March 2018?

22 Linux kernel CVEs were published in March 2018, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 0 were rated Critical severity, 6 High, and 16 Medium.

How does March 2018 compare to other months?

March 2018's 22 CVEs represent 13% of all 2018 Linux kernel CVEs. Compared to February's 14 CVEs, this was a 57% increase month-over-month. View the full 2018 breakdown →

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