Linux Kernel CVE Statistics

5 Linux Kernel CVEs in July 2020

Full month · Source: NIST NVD

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In July 2020, 5 Linux kernel CVEs were published, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 1 was rated High severity and 3 Medium. No CVEs from this month have been confirmed as actively exploited via the CISA KEV catalog. July's 5 CVEs represent 4% of all 2020 Linux kernel CVEs , down from June's 8 (a 38% month-over-month decrease) .

5
Total CVEs
0
Critical
1
High
3
Medium
1
Low
0
KEV Exploited
All CVEs — July 2020 5 CVEs
All (5) Critical (0) High (1) Medium (3) Low (1)
CVE ID Package Severity CVSS Published Description
CVE-2020-15852 linux High 7.8 2020-07-20 An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel 5.5 through 5.7.9, as used in Xen through 4.13.x for x86 PV guests. An atta…
CVE-2019-20908 linux Medium 6.7 2020-07-15 An issue was discovered in drivers/firmware/efi/efi.c in the Linux kernel before 5.4. Incorrect access permissions for …
CVE-2020-15780 linux Medium 6.7 2020-07-15 An issue was discovered in drivers/acpi/acpi_configfs.c in the Linux kernel before 5.7.7. Injection of malicious ACPI t…
CVE-2019-19338 linux Medium 5.5 2020-07-13 A flaw was found in the fix for CVE-2019-11135, in the Linux upstream kernel versions before 5.5 where, the way Intel C…
CVE-2020-16166 linux Low 3.7 2020-07-30 The Linux kernel through 5.7.11 allows remote attackers to make observations that help to obtain sensitive information …

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Linux kernel CVEs were published in July 2020?

5 Linux kernel CVEs were published in July 2020, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 0 were rated Critical severity, 1 High, and 3 Medium.

How does July 2020 compare to other months?

July 2020's 5 CVEs represent 4% of all 2020 Linux kernel CVEs. Compared to June's 8 CVEs, this was a 38% decrease month-over-month. View the full 2020 breakdown →

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