Linux Kernel CVE Statistics

651 Linux Kernel CVEs in October 2025

Full month · Source: NIST NVD

September 2025 November 2025

In October 2025, 651 Linux kernel CVEs were published, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 116 were rated High severity and 332 Medium. No CVEs from this month have been confirmed as actively exploited via the CISA KEV catalog. October's 651 CVEs represent 11% of all 2025 Linux kernel CVEs , down from September's 737 (a 12% month-over-month decrease) .

651
Total CVEs
0
Critical
116
High
332
Medium
2
Low
0
KEV Exploited
All CVEs — October 2025 651 CVEs
All (651) Critical (0) High (116) Medium (332) Low (2)
CVE ID Package Severity CVSS Published Description
CVE-2025-40106 linux Awaiting NVD 2025-10-31 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: comedi: fix divide-by-zero in comedi_buf_munge() Th…
CVE-2025-40105 linux Awaiting NVD 2025-10-30 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vfs: Don't leak disconnected dentries on umount Whe…
CVE-2025-40088 linux Awaiting NVD 2025-10-30 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hfsplus: fix slab-out-of-bounds read in hfsplus_str…
CVE-2025-40087 linux Awaiting NVD 2025-10-30 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSD: Define a proc_layoutcommit for the FlexFiles …
CVE-2025-40086 linux Awaiting NVD 2025-10-30 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/xe: Don't allow evicting of BOs in same VM in a…
CVE-2025-40101 linux Awaiting NVD 2025-10-30 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: fix memory leaks when rejecting a non SINGLE…
CVE-2025-40092 linux Awaiting NVD 2025-10-30 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: f_ncm: Refactor bind path to use __fre…
CVE-2025-40095 linux Awaiting NVD 2025-10-30 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: f_rndis: Refactor bind path to use __f…
CVE-2025-40103 linux Awaiting NVD 2025-10-30 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: Fix refcount leak for cifs_sb_tlink Fi…
CVE-2025-40104 linux Awaiting NVD 2025-10-30 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ixgbevf: fix mailbox API compatibility by negotiati…
CVE-2025-40091 linux Awaiting NVD 2025-10-30 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ixgbe: fix too early devlink_free() in ixgbe_remove…
CVE-2025-40097 linux Awaiting NVD 2025-10-30 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: hda: Fix missing pointer check in hda_compone…
CVE-2025-40093 linux Awaiting NVD 2025-10-30 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: f_ecm: Refactor bind path to use __fre…
CVE-2025-40094 linux Awaiting NVD 2025-10-30 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: f_acm: Refactor bind path to use __fre…
CVE-2025-40099 linux Awaiting NVD 2025-10-30 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: parse_dfs_referrals: prevent oob on malformed…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Linux kernel CVEs were published in October 2025?

651 Linux kernel CVEs were published in October 2025, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 0 were rated Critical severity, 116 High, and 332 Medium. 201 CVEs are still awaiting NVD severity scoring.

How does October 2025 compare to other months?

October 2025's 651 CVEs represent 11% of all 2025 Linux kernel CVEs. Compared to September's 737 CVEs, this was a 12% decrease month-over-month. View the full 2025 breakdown →

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