Linux Kernel CVE Statistics

14 Linux Kernel CVEs in February 2021

Full month · Source: NIST NVD

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In February 2021, 14 Linux kernel CVEs were published, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 8 were rated High severity and 6 Medium. No CVEs from this month have been confirmed as actively exploited via the CISA KEV catalog. February's 14 CVEs represent 8% of all 2021 Linux kernel CVEs , up from January's 10 (a 40% month-over-month increase) .

14
Total CVEs
0
Critical
8
High
6
Medium
0
Low
0
KEV Exploited
All CVEs — February 2021 14 CVEs
All (14) Critical (0) High (8) Medium (6) Low (0)
CVE ID Package Severity CVSS Published Description
CVE-2021-20194 linux High 7.8 2021-02-23 There is a vulnerability in the linux kernel versions higher than 5.2 (if kernel compiled with config params CONFIG_BPF…
CVE-2021-20226 linux High 7.8 2021-02-23 A use-after-free flaw was found in the io_uring in Linux kernel, where a local attacker with a user privilege could cau…
CVE-2021-26930 linux High 7.8 2021-02-17 An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel 3.11 through 5.10.16, as used by Xen. To service requests to the PV backend…
CVE-2020-24485 linux High 7.8 2021-02-17 Improper conditions check in the Intel(R) FPGA OPAE Driver for Linux before kernel version 4.17 may allow an authentica…
CVE-2020-12362 linux High 7.8 2021-02-17 Integer overflow in the firmware for some Intel(R) Graphics Drivers for Windows * before version 26.20.100.7212 and bef…
CVE-2021-26934 linux High 7.8 2021-02-17 An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel 4.18 through 5.10.16, as used by Xen. The backend allocation (aka be-alloc)…
CVE-2021-26708 linux High 7.0 2021-02-05 A local privilege escalation was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.10.13. Multiple race conditions in the AF_VSOC…
CVE-2021-3348 linux High 7.0 2021-02-01 nbd_add_socket in drivers/block/nbd.c in the Linux kernel through 5.10.12 has an ndb_queue_rq use-after-free that could…
CVE-2020-35499 linux Medium 6.7 2021-02-19 A NULL pointer dereference flaw in Linux kernel versions prior to 5.11 may be seen if sco_sock_getsockopt function in n…
CVE-2020-24490 linux Medium 6.5 2021-02-02 Improper buffer restrictions in BlueZ may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via adj…
CVE-2020-12364 linux Medium 5.5 2021-02-17 Null pointer reference in some Intel(R) Graphics Drivers for Windows* before version 26.20.100.7212 and before version …
CVE-2020-12363 linux Medium 5.5 2021-02-17 Improper input validation in some Intel(R) Graphics Drivers for Windows* before version 26.20.100.7212 and before Linux…
CVE-2021-26932 linux Medium 5.5 2021-02-17 An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel 3.2 through 5.10.16, as used by Xen. Grant mapping operations often occur i…
CVE-2021-26931 linux Medium 5.5 2021-02-17 An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel 2.6.39 through 5.10.16, as used in Xen. Block, net, and SCSI backends consi…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Linux kernel CVEs were published in February 2021?

14 Linux kernel CVEs were published in February 2021, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 0 were rated Critical severity, 8 High, and 6 Medium.

How does February 2021 compare to other months?

February 2021's 14 CVEs represent 8% of all 2021 Linux kernel CVEs. Compared to January's 10 CVEs, this was a 40% increase month-over-month. View the full 2021 breakdown →

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