Linux Kernel CVE Statistics

7 Linux Kernel CVEs in January 2021

Full month · Source: NIST NVD

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In January 2021, 7 Linux kernel CVEs were published, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 3 were rated High severity and 4 Medium. No CVEs from this month have been confirmed as actively exploited via the CISA KEV catalog. January's 7 CVEs represent 5% of all 2021 Linux kernel CVEs , down from December's 11 (a 36% month-over-month decrease) .

7
Total CVEs
0
Critical
3
High
4
Medium
0
Low
0
KEV Exploited
All CVEs — January 2021 7 CVEs
All (7) Critical (0) High (3) Medium (4) 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-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-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?

7 Linux kernel CVEs were published in January 2021, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 0 were rated Critical severity, 3 High, and 4 Medium.

How does January 2021 compare to other months?

January 2021's 7 CVEs represent 5% of all 2021 Linux kernel CVEs. Compared to December's 11 CVEs, this was a 36% decrease month-over-month. View the full 2021 breakdown →

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