Linux Kernel CVE Statistics

356 Linux Kernel CVEs in December 2024

Full month · Source: NIST NVD

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In December 2024, 356 Linux kernel CVEs were published, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 98 were rated High severity and 258 Medium. 3 vulnerabilities were confirmed as actively exploited in the wild via the CISA KEV catalog, including CVE-2024-53197, CVE-2024-53104, CVE-2024-53150 . December's 356 CVEs represent 8% of all 2024 Linux kernel CVEs , up from November's 279 (a 28% month-over-month increase) .

356
Total CVEs
0
Critical
98
High
258
Medium
0
Low
3
KEV Exploited

Actively Exploited CVEs — December 2024

3 CVEs in CISA KEV
KEV highlight

3 Linux kernel CVEs from December 2024 are confirmed as actively exploited in the wild via the CISA KEV catalog: CVE-2024-53197, CVE-2024-53104, CVE-2024-53150 .

CVE ID Severity CVSS Published Description
CVE-2024-53197 High KEV 7.8 2024-12-27 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: usb-audio: Fix potential …
CVE-2024-53104 High KEV 7.8 2024-12-02 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: uvcvideo: Skip parsing f…
CVE-2024-53150 High KEV 7.1 2024-12-24 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: usb-audio: Fix out of bou…
KEV data sourced from CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
All CVEs — December 2024 356 CVEs
All (356) Critical (0) High (98) Medium (258) Low (0)
CVE ID Package Severity CVSS Published Description
CVE-2024-56740 linux High 7.8 2024-12-29 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfs/localio: must clear res.replen in nfs_local_rea…
CVE-2024-56695 linux High 7.8 2024-12-28 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdkfd: Use dynamic allocation for CU occupancy…
CVE-2024-56699 linux High 7.8 2024-12-28 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/pci: Fix potential double remove of hotplug sl…
CVE-2024-56704 linux High 7.8 2024-12-28 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: 9p/xen: fix release of IRQ Kernel logs indicate an …
CVE-2024-56678 linux High 7.8 2024-12-28 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: powerpc/mm/fault: Fix kfence page fault reporting c…
CVE-2024-56708 linux High 7.8 2024-12-28 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: EDAC/igen6: Avoid segmentation fault on module unlo…
CVE-2024-56684 linux High 7.8 2024-12-28 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mailbox: mtk-cmdq: fix wrong use of sizeof in cmdq_…
CVE-2024-56693 linux High 7.8 2024-12-28 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: brd: defer automatic disk creation until module ini…
CVE-2024-53213 linux High 7.8 2024-12-27 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: usb: lan78xx: Fix double free issue with inter…
CVE-2024-53237 linux High 7.8 2024-12-27 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: fix use-after-free in device_for_each_ch…
CVE-2024-53216 linux High 7.8 2024-12-27 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfsd: release svc_expkey/svc_export with rcu_work T…
CVE-2024-53194 linux High 7.8 2024-12-27 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PCI: Fix use-after-free of slot->bus on hot remove …
CVE-2024-53177 linux High 7.8 2024-12-27 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: prevent use-after-free due to open_cached_dir …
CVE-2024-53208 linux High 7.8 2024-12-27 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: MGMT: Fix slab-use-after-free Read in se…
CVE-2024-53218 linux High 7.8 2024-12-27 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix race in concurrent f2fs_stop_gc_thread In…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Linux kernel CVEs were published in December 2024?

356 Linux kernel CVEs were published in December 2024, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 0 were rated Critical severity, 98 High, and 258 Medium.

Which Linux kernel CVEs from December 2024 are actively exploited?

3 Linux kernel CVEs from December 2024 are listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: CVE-2024-53197 (CVSS 7.8), CVE-2024-53104 (CVSS 7.8), CVE-2024-53150 (CVSS 7.1) . This indicates confirmed active exploitation in the wild. View all actively exploited 2024 CVEs →

How does December 2024 compare to other months?

December 2024's 356 CVEs represent 8% of all 2024 Linux kernel CVEs. Compared to November's 279 CVEs, this was a 28% increase month-over-month. View the full 2024 breakdown →

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