Linux Kernel CVE Statistics

7 Linux Kernel CVEs in October 2020

Full month · Source: NIST NVD

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In October 2020, 7 Linux kernel CVEs were published, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 2 were rated High severity and 5 Medium. No CVEs from this month have been confirmed as actively exploited via the CISA KEV catalog. October's 7 CVEs represent 5% of all 2020 Linux kernel CVEs , down from September's 22 (a 68% month-over-month decrease) .

7
Total CVEs
0
Critical
2
High
5
Medium
0
Low
0
KEV Exploited
All CVEs — October 2020 7 CVEs
All (7) Critical (0) High (2) Medium (5) Low (0)
CVE ID Package Severity CVSS Published Description
CVE-2020-25645 linux High 7.5 2020-10-13 A flaw was found in the Linux kernel in versions before 5.9-rc7. Traffic between two Geneve endpoints may be unencrypte…
CVE-2020-25643 linux High 7.2 2020-10-06 A flaw was found in the HDLC_PPP module of the Linux kernel in versions before 5.9-rc7. Memory corruption and a read ov…
CVE-2020-26541 linux Medium 6.5 2020-10-02 The Linux kernel through 5.8.13 does not properly enforce the Secure Boot Forbidden Signature Database (aka dbx) protec…
CVE-2020-27673 linux Medium 5.5 2020-10-22 An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.9.1, as used with Xen through 4.14.x. Guest OS users can cause a …
CVE-2020-27194 linux Medium 5.5 2020-10-16 An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.8.15. scalar32_min_max_or in kernel/bpf/verifier.c mishandles boun…
CVE-2020-25641 linux Medium 5.5 2020-10-06 A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of biovecs in versions before 5.9-rc7. A zero-length biovec reque…
CVE-2020-27675 linux Medium 4.7 2020-10-22 An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.9.1, as used with Xen through 4.14.x. drivers/xen/events/events_b…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Linux kernel CVEs were published in October 2020?

7 Linux kernel CVEs were published in October 2020, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 0 were rated Critical severity, 2 High, and 5 Medium.

How does October 2020 compare to other months?

October 2020's 7 CVEs represent 5% of all 2020 Linux kernel CVEs. Compared to September's 22 CVEs, this was a 68% decrease month-over-month. View the full 2020 breakdown →

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