Linux Kernel CVE Statistics

27 Linux Kernel CVEs in February 2022

Full month · Source: NIST NVD

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In February 2022, 27 Linux kernel CVEs were published, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 11 were rated High severity and 15 Medium. CVE-2022-0185 was confirmed as actively exploited in the wild and added to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. February's 27 CVEs represent 8% of all 2022 Linux kernel CVEs , up from January's 11 (a 145% month-over-month increase) .

27
Total CVEs
0
Critical
11
High
15
Medium
1
Low
1
KEV Exploited

Actively Exploited CVEs — February 2022

1 CVE in CISA KEV

CVE-2022-0185 is the only Linux kernel CVE from February 2022 confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. It carries a CVSS score of 8.4 (High severity) and is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

CVE ID Severity CVSS Published Description
CVE-2022-0185 High KEV 8.4 2022-02-11 A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way the legacy_parse_param function in the Files…
KEV data sourced from CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
All CVEs — February 2022 27 CVEs
All (27) Critical (0) High (11) Medium (15) Low (1)
CVE ID Package Severity CVSS Published Description
CVE-2021-4154 linux High 8.8 2022-02-04 A use-after-free flaw was found in cgroup1_parse_param in kernel/cgroup/cgroup-v1.c in the Linux kernel's cgroup v1 par…
CVE-2022-0185 linux High KEV 8.4 2022-02-11 A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way the legacy_parse_param function in the Filesystem Context functi…
CVE-2022-25636 linux High 7.8 2022-02-24 net/netfilter/nf_dup_netdev.c in the Linux kernel 5.4 through 5.6.10 allows local users to gain privileges because of a…
CVE-2022-0646 linux High 7.8 2022-02-18 A flaw use after free in the Linux kernel Management Component Transport Protocol (MCTP) subsystem was found in the way…
CVE-2022-25265 linux High 7.8 2022-02-16 In the Linux kernel through 5.16.10, certain binary files may have the exec-all attribute if they were built in approxi…
CVE-2021-3760 linux High 7.8 2022-02-16 A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. A use-after-free vulnerability in the NFC stack can lead to a threat to confident…
CVE-2022-24958 linux High 7.8 2022-02-11 drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c in the Linux kernel through 5.16.8 mishandles dev->buf release.
CVE-2022-0615 linux High 7.5 2022-02-25 Use-after-free in eset_rtp kernel module used in ESET products for Linux allows potential attacker to trigger denial-of…
CVE-2021-20322 linux High 7.4 2022-02-18 A flaw in the processing of received ICMP errors (ICMP fragment needed and ICMP redirect) in the Linux kernel functiona…
CVE-2021-4090 linux High 7.1 2022-02-18 An out-of-bounds (OOB) memory write flaw was found in the NFSD in the Linux kernel. Missing sanity may lead to a write …
CVE-2021-3752 linux High 7.1 2022-02-16 A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s Bluetooth subsystem in the way user calls connect to the socket a…
CVE-2022-21814 linux Medium 6.1 2022-02-07 NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel driver package, where improper handling of i…
CVE-2022-21813 linux Medium 6.1 2022-02-07 NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel driver, where improper handling of insuffici…
CVE-2020-36516 linux Medium 5.9 2022-02-26 An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.16.11. The mixed IPID assignment method with the hash-based IPID …
CVE-2022-25375 linux Medium 5.5 2022-02-20 An issue was discovered in drivers/usb/gadget/function/rndis.c in the Linux kernel before 5.16.10. The RNDIS USB gadget…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Linux kernel CVEs were published in February 2022?

27 Linux kernel CVEs were published in February 2022, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 0 were rated Critical severity, 11 High, and 15 Medium.

Which Linux kernel CVEs from February 2022 are actively exploited?

1 Linux kernel CVE from February 2022 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: CVE-2022-0185 (CVSS 8.4) . This indicates confirmed active exploitation in the wild. View all actively exploited 2022 CVEs →

How does February 2022 compare to other months?

February 2022's 27 CVEs represent 8% of all 2022 Linux kernel CVEs. Compared to January's 11 CVEs, this was a 145% increase month-over-month. View the full 2022 breakdown →

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