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, 1 was rated Critical, 99 were rated High severity and 256 Medium. 3 vulnerabilities were confirmed as actively exploited in the wild via the CISA KEV catalog, including CVE-2024-53104, CVE-2024-53197, CVE-2024-53150 . December's 356 CVEs represent 8% of all 2024 Linux kernel CVEs , up from November's 277 (a 29% month-over-month increase) .

356
Total CVEs
1
Critical
99
High
256
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-2024-53104, CVE-2024-53197, CVE-2024-53150 .

CVE ID Severity CVSS Published Description
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-2024-53197 High KEV 7.8 2024-12-27 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: usb-audio: Fix potential …
CVE-2024-53150 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 (1) High (99) Medium (256) Low (0)
CVE ID Package Severity CVSS Published Description
CVE-2024-53177 linux Critical 9.8 2024-12-27 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: prevent use-after-free due to open_cached_dir …
CVE-2024-56740 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-2024-56708 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-2024-56699 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-2024-56678 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-2024-56704 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-2024-56693 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-2024-56695 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-2024-56658 linux High 7.8 2024-12-27 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: defer final 'struct net' free in netns dismant…
CVE-2024-53214 linux High 7.8 2024-12-27 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vfio/pci: Properly hide first-in-list PCIe extended…
CVE-2024-53173 linux High 7.8 2024-12-27 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSv4.0: Fix a use-after-free problem in the asynch…
CVE-2024-56615 linux High 7.8 2024-12-27 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: fix OOB devmap writes when deleting elements J…
CVE-2024-56609 linux High 7.8 2024-12-27 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtw88: use ieee80211_purge_tx_queue() to purg…
CVE-2024-56561 linux High 7.8 2024-12-27 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PCI: endpoint: Fix PCI domain ID release in pci_epc…

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, 1 was rated Critical severity, 99 High, and 256 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-2024-53104 (CVSS 7.8), CVE-2024-53197 (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 277 CVEs, this was a 29% increase month-over-month. View the full 2024 breakdown →

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