Linux Kernel CVE Statistics

19 Linux Kernel CVEs in January 2023

Full month · Source: NIST NVD

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In January 2023, 19 Linux kernel CVEs were published, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 10 were rated High severity and 9 Medium. CVE-2023-0266 was confirmed as actively exploited in the wild and added to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. January's 19 CVEs represent 6% of all 2023 Linux kernel CVEs , down from December's 46 (a 59% month-over-month decrease) .

19
Total CVEs
0
Critical
10
High
9
Medium
0
Low
1
KEV Exploited

Actively Exploited CVEs — January 2023

1 CVE in CISA KEV

CVE-2023-0266 is the only Linux kernel CVE from January 2023 confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. It carries a CVSS score of 7.0 (High severity) and is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

CVE ID Severity CVSS Published Description
CVE-2023-0266 High KEV 7.0 2023-01-30 A use after free vulnerability exists in the ALSA PCM package in the Linux Kernel. SNDRV_CTL_IOCTL_…
KEV data sourced from CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
All CVEs — January 2023 19 CVEs
All (19) Critical (0) High (10) Medium (9) Low (0)
CVE ID Package Severity CVSS Published Description
CVE-2022-2196 linux High 8.8 2023-01-09 A regression exists in the Linux Kernel within KVM: nVMX that allowed for speculative execution attacks. L2 can carry o…
CVE-2022-4139 linux High 7.8 2023-01-27 An incorrect TLB flush issue was found in the Linux kernel’s GPU i915 kernel driver, potentially leading to random memo…
CVE-2023-23559 linux High 7.8 2023-01-13 In rndis_query_oid in drivers/net/wireless/rndis_wlan.c in the Linux kernel through 6.1.5, there is an integer overflow…
CVE-2022-3977 linux High 7.8 2023-01-12 A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel MCTP (Management Component Transport Protocol) functionality. This …
CVE-2022-4696 linux High 7.8 2023-01-11 There exists a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel through io_uring and the IORING_OP_SPLICE operation. If…
CVE-2022-4378 linux High 7.8 2023-01-05 A stack overflow flaw was found in the Linux kernel's SYSCTL subsystem in how a user changes certain kernel parameters …
CVE-2023-0122 linux High 7.5 2023-01-17 A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel NVMe functionality, in nvmet_setup_auth(), allows an attac…
CVE-2022-4379 linux High 7.5 2023-01-10 A use-after-free vulnerability was found in __nfs42_ssc_open() in fs/nfs/nfs4file.c in the Linux kernel. This flaw allo…
CVE-2022-41858 linux High 7.1 2023-01-17 A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. A NULL pointer dereference may occur while a slip driver is in progress to detach…
CVE-2023-0266 linux High KEV 7.0 2023-01-30 A use after free vulnerability exists in the ALSA PCM package in the Linux Kernel. SNDRV_CTL_IOCTL_ELEM_{READ|WRITE}32 …
CVE-2022-3628 linux Medium 6.6 2023-01-12 A buffer overflow flaw was found in the Linux kernel Broadcom Full MAC Wi-Fi driver. This issue occurs when a user conn…
CVE-2023-0394 linux Medium 5.5 2023-01-26 A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in rawv6_push_pending_frames in net/ipv6/raw.c in the network subcomponent in…
CVE-2023-0469 linux Medium 5.5 2023-01-26 A use-after-free flaw was found in io_uring/filetable.c in io_install_fixed_file in the io_uring subcomponent in the Li…
CVE-2022-47929 linux Medium 5.5 2023-01-17 In the Linux kernel before 6.1.6, a NULL pointer dereference bug in the traffic control subsystem allows an unprivilege…
CVE-2023-23455 linux Medium 5.5 2023-01-12 atm_tc_enqueue in net/sched/sch_atm.c in the Linux kernel through 6.1.4 allows attackers to cause a denial of service b…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Linux kernel CVEs were published in January 2023?

19 Linux kernel CVEs were published in January 2023, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 0 were rated Critical severity, 10 High, and 9 Medium.

Which Linux kernel CVEs from January 2023 are actively exploited?

1 Linux kernel CVE from January 2023 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: CVE-2023-0266 (CVSS 7.0) . This indicates confirmed active exploitation in the wild. View all actively exploited 2023 CVEs →

How does January 2023 compare to other months?

January 2023's 19 CVEs represent 6% of all 2023 Linux kernel CVEs. Compared to December's 46 CVEs, this was a 59% decrease month-over-month. View the full 2023 breakdown →

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