Linux Kernel CVE Statistics

12 Linux Kernel CVEs in July 2022

Full month · Source: NIST NVD

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In July 2022, 12 Linux kernel CVEs were published, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 5 were rated High severity and 7 Medium. No CVEs from this month have been confirmed as actively exploited via the CISA KEV catalog. July's 12 CVEs represent 4% of all 2022 Linux kernel CVEs , down from June's 14 (a 14% month-over-month decrease) .

12
Total CVEs
0
Critical
5
High
7
Medium
0
Low
0
KEV Exploited
All CVEs — July 2022 12 CVEs
All (12) Critical (0) High (5) Medium (7) Low (0)
CVE ID Package Severity CVSS Published Description
CVE-2022-36123 linux High 7.8 2022-07-29 The Linux kernel before 5.18.13 lacks a certain clear operation for the block starting symbol (.bss). This allows Xen P…
CVE-2022-34918 linux High 7.8 2022-07-04 An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.18.9. A type confusion bug in nft_set_elem_init (leading to a buf…
CVE-2022-36946 linux High 7.5 2022-07-27 nfqnl_mangle in net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c in the Linux kernel through 5.18.14 allows remote attackers to cause a …
CVE-2022-1651 linux High 7.1 2022-07-26 A memory leak flaw was found in the Linux kernel in acrn_dev_ioctl in the drivers/virt/acrn/hsm.c function in how the A…
CVE-2022-1671 linux High 7.1 2022-07-26 A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in rxrpc_preparse_s in net/rxrpc/server_key.c in the Linux kernel. This flaw …
CVE-2022-36879 linux Medium 5.5 2022-07-27 An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.18.14. xfrm_expand_policies in net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c can cause a…
CVE-2021-4135 linux Medium 5.5 2022-07-14 A memory leak vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's eBPF for the Simulated networking device driver in the way …
CVE-2022-2380 linux Medium 5.5 2022-07-13 The Linux kernel was found vulnerable out of bounds memory access in the drivers/video/fbdev/sm712fb.c:smtcfb_read() fu…
CVE-2011-4916 linux Medium 5.5 2022-07-12 Linux kernel through 3.1 allows local users to obtain sensitive keystroke information via access to /dev/pts/ and /dev/…
CVE-2022-2318 linux Medium 5.5 2022-07-06 There are use-after-free vulnerabilities caused by timer handler in net/rose/rose_timer.c of linux that allow attackers…
CVE-2020-36558 linux Medium 5.1 2022-07-21 A race condition in the Linux kernel before 5.5.7 involving VT_RESIZEX could lead to a NULL pointer dereference and gen…
CVE-2020-36557 linux Medium 5.1 2022-07-21 A race condition in the Linux kernel before 5.6.2 between the VT_DISALLOCATE ioctl and closing/opening of ttys could le…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Linux kernel CVEs were published in July 2022?

12 Linux kernel CVEs were published in July 2022, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 0 were rated Critical severity, 5 High, and 7 Medium.

How does July 2022 compare to other months?

July 2022's 12 CVEs represent 4% of all 2022 Linux kernel CVEs. Compared to June's 14 CVEs, this was a 14% decrease month-over-month. View the full 2022 breakdown →

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