Linux Kernel CVE Statistics

10 Linux Kernel CVEs in January 2021

Full month · Source: NIST NVD

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In January 2021, 10 Linux kernel CVEs were published, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 5 were rated High severity and 5 Medium. No CVEs from this month have been confirmed as actively exploited via the CISA KEV catalog. January's 10 CVEs represent 6% of all 2021 Linux kernel CVEs , down from December's 11 (a 9% month-over-month decrease) .

10
Total CVEs
0
Critical
5
High
5
Medium
0
Low
0
KEV Exploited
All CVEs — January 2021 10 CVEs
All (10) Critical (0) High (5) Medium (5) Low (0)
CVE ID Package Severity CVSS Published Description
CVE-2020-28374 linux High 8.1 2021-01-13 In drivers/target/target_core_xcopy.c in the Linux kernel before 5.10.7, insufficient identifier checking in the LIO SC…
CVE-2021-3347 linux High 7.8 2021-01-29 An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.10.11. PI futexes have a kernel stack use-after-free during fault…
CVE-2020-16119 linux High 7.8 2021-01-14 Use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel exploitable by a local attacker due to reuse of a DCCP socket with an …
CVE-2021-1052 linux High 7.8 2021-01-08 NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvldd…
CVE-2021-1056 linux High 7.1 2021-01-08 NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvidia.ko) in whi…
CVE-2020-36158 linux Medium 6.7 2021-01-05 mwifiex_cmd_802_11_ad_hoc_start in drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/join.c in the Linux kernel through 5.10.4 might…
CVE-2021-3178 linux Medium 6.5 2021-01-19 fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c in the Linux kernel through 5.10.8, when there is an NFS export of a subdirectory of a filesystem, al…
CVE-2021-1053 linux Medium 5.5 2021-01-08 NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux, all versions, contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvldd…
CVE-2020-35513 linux Medium 4.9 2021-01-26 A flaw incorrect umask during file or directory modification in the Linux kernel NFS (network file system) functionalit…
CVE-2020-27835 linux Medium 4.4 2021-01-07 A use after free in the Linux kernel infiniband hfi1 driver in versions prior to 5.10-rc6 was found in the way user cal…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Linux kernel CVEs were published in January 2021?

10 Linux kernel CVEs were published in January 2021, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 0 were rated Critical severity, 5 High, and 5 Medium.

How does January 2021 compare to other months?

January 2021's 10 CVEs represent 6% of all 2021 Linux kernel CVEs. Compared to December's 11 CVEs, this was a 9% decrease month-over-month. View the full 2021 breakdown →

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