Linux Kernel CVE Statistics

38 Linux Kernel CVEs in August 2019

Full month · Source: NIST NVD

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In August 2019, 38 Linux kernel CVEs were published, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 3 were rated Critical, 10 were rated High severity and 25 Medium. No CVEs from this month have been confirmed as actively exploited via the CISA KEV catalog. August's 38 CVEs represent 12% of all 2019 Linux kernel CVEs , up from July's 22 (a 73% month-over-month increase) .

38
Total CVEs
3
Critical
10
High
25
Medium
0
Low
0
KEV Exploited
All CVEs — August 2019 38 CVEs
All (38) Critical (3) High (10) Medium (25) Low (0)
CVE ID Package Severity CVSS Published Description
CVE-2019-15505 linux Critical 9.8 2019-08-23 drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/technisat-usb2.c in the Linux kernel through 5.2.9 has an out-of-bounds read via crafted USB …
CVE-2019-15504 linux Critical 9.8 2019-08-23 drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_usb.c in the Linux kernel through 5.2.9 has a Double Free via crafted USB device traff…
CVE-2018-20961 linux Critical 9.8 2019-08-07 In the Linux kernel before 4.16.4, a double free vulnerability in the f_midi_set_alt function of drivers/usb/gadget/fun…
CVE-2019-15239 linux High 7.8 2019-08-20 In the Linux kernel, a certain net/ipv4/tcp_output.c change, which was properly incorporated into 4.16.12, was incorrec…
CVE-2016-10905 linux High 7.8 2019-08-19 An issue was discovered in fs/gfs2/rgrp.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8. A use-after-free is caused by the functions g…
CVE-2017-18552 linux High 7.8 2019-08-19 An issue was discovered in net/rds/af_rds.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11. There is an out of bounds write and read i…
CVE-2016-10907 linux High 7.8 2019-08-19 An issue was discovered in drivers/iio/dac/ad5755.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.6. There is an out of bounds write i…
CVE-2018-20976 linux High 7.8 2019-08-19 An issue was discovered in fs/xfs/xfs_super.c in the Linux kernel before 4.18. A use after free exists, related to xfs_…
CVE-2019-15117 linux High 7.8 2019-08-16 parse_audio_mixer_unit in sound/usb/mixer.c in the Linux kernel through 5.2.9 mishandles a short descriptor, leading to…
CVE-2017-18509 linux High 7.8 2019-08-13 An issue was discovered in net/ipv6/ip6mr.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11. By setting a specific socket option, an at…
CVE-2019-15538 linux High 7.5 2019-08-25 An issue was discovered in xfs_setattr_nonsize in fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c in the Linux kernel through 5.2.9. XFS partially we…
CVE-2019-15099 linux High 7.5 2019-08-16 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/usb.c in the Linux kernel through 5.2.8 has a NULL pointer dereference via an incomplet…
CVE-2016-10906 linux High 7.0 2019-08-19 An issue was discovered in drivers/net/ethernet/arc/emac_main.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5. A use-after-free is cau…
CVE-2017-18551 linux Medium 6.7 2019-08-19 An issue was discovered in drivers/i2c/i2c-core-smbus.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.15. There is an out of bounds w…
CVE-2019-15090 linux Medium 6.7 2019-08-16 An issue was discovered in drivers/scsi/qedi/qedi_dbg.c in the Linux kernel before 5.1.12. In the qedi_dbg_* family of …

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Linux kernel CVEs were published in August 2019?

38 Linux kernel CVEs were published in August 2019, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 3 were rated Critical severity, 10 High, and 25 Medium.

How does August 2019 compare to other months?

August 2019's 38 CVEs represent 12% of all 2019 Linux kernel CVEs. Compared to July's 22 CVEs, this was a 73% increase month-over-month. View the full 2019 breakdown →

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