Linux Kernel CVE Statistics

36 Linux Kernel CVEs in January 2024

Full month · Source: NIST NVD

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In January 2024, 36 Linux kernel CVEs were published, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 20 were rated High severity and 16 Medium. CVE-2024-1086 was confirmed as actively exploited in the wild and added to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. January's 36 CVEs represent 1% of all 2024 Linux kernel CVEs , up from December's 11 (a 227% month-over-month increase) .

36
Total CVEs
0
Critical
20
High
16
Medium
0
Low
1
KEV Exploited

Actively Exploited CVEs — January 2024

1 CVE in CISA KEV

CVE-2024-1086 is the only Linux kernel CVE from January 2024 confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. It carries a CVSS score of 7.8 (High severity) and is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

CVE ID Severity CVSS Published Description
CVE-2024-1086 High KEV 7.8 2024-01-31 A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's netfilter: nf_tables component can be exploite…
KEV data sourced from CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
All CVEs — January 2024 36 CVEs
All (36) Critical (0) High (20) Medium (16) Low (0)
CVE ID Package Severity CVSS Published Description
CVE-2024-1086 linux High KEV 7.8 2024-01-31 A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's netfilter: nf_tables component can be exploited to achieve local p…
CVE-2024-1085 linux High 7.8 2024-01-31 A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's netfilter: nf_tables component can be exploited to achieve local p…
CVE-2024-0841 linux High 7.8 2024-01-28 A null pointer dereference flaw was found in the hugetlbfs_fill_super function in the Linux kernel hugetlbfs (HugeTLB p…
CVE-2024-22705 linux High 7.8 2024-01-23 An issue was discovered in ksmbd in the Linux kernel before 6.6.10. smb2_get_data_area_len in fs/smb/server/smb2misc.c …
CVE-2023-51042 linux High 7.8 2024-01-23 In the Linux kernel before 6.4.12, amdgpu_cs_wait_all_fences in drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_cs.c has a fence use-…
CVE-2024-0646 linux High 7.8 2024-01-17 An out-of-bounds memory write flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s Transport Layer Security functionality in how a user…
CVE-2024-0582 linux High 7.8 2024-01-16 A memory leak flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s io_uring functionality in how a user registers a buffer ring with IO…
CVE-2024-0562 linux High 7.8 2024-01-15 A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux Kernel. When a disk is removed, bdi_unregister is called to stop further w…
CVE-2021-3600 linux High 7.8 2024-01-08 It was discovered that the eBPF implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly track bounds information for 32 bit…
CVE-2022-2588 linux High 7.8 2024-01-08 It was discovered that the cls_route filter implementation in the Linux kernel would not remove an old filter from the …
CVE-2023-6200 linux High 7.5 2024-01-28 A race condition was found in the Linux Kernel. Under certain conditions, an unauthenticated attacker from an adjacent …
CVE-2023-39197 linux High 7.5 2024-01-23 An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was found in Netfilter Connection Tracking (conntrack) in the Linux kernel. This fl…
CVE-2024-0565 linux High 7.4 2024-01-15 An out-of-bounds memory read flaw was found in receive_encrypted_standard in fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c in the SMB Client …
CVE-2024-0775 linux High 7.1 2024-01-22 A use-after-free flaw was found in the __ext4_remount in fs/ext4/super.c in ext4 in the Linux kernel. This flaw allows …
CVE-2023-51043 linux High 7.0 2024-01-23 In the Linux kernel before 6.4.5, drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c has a use-after-free during a race condition between a n…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Linux kernel CVEs were published in January 2024?

36 Linux kernel CVEs were published in January 2024, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 0 were rated Critical severity, 20 High, and 16 Medium.

Which Linux kernel CVEs from January 2024 are actively exploited?

1 Linux kernel CVE from January 2024 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: CVE-2024-1086 (CVSS 7.8) . This indicates confirmed active exploitation in the wild. View all actively exploited 2024 CVEs →

How does January 2024 compare to other months?

January 2024's 36 CVEs represent 1% of all 2024 Linux kernel CVEs. Compared to December's 11 CVEs, this was a 227% increase month-over-month. View the full 2024 breakdown →

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