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, 3 were rated Critical, 193 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
3
Critical
193
High
332
Medium
2
Low
0
KEV Exploited
All CVEs — October 2025 651 CVEs
All (651) Critical (3) High (193) 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-2025-40091 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-2025-40089 linux Awaiting NVD 2025-10-30 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cxl/features: Add check for no entries in cxl_featu…
CVE-2025-40098 linux Awaiting NVD 2025-10-30 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: hda: cs35l41: Fix NULL pointer dereference in…
CVE-2025-40100 linux Awaiting NVD 2025-10-30 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: do not assert we found block group item when…
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-2025-40103 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-2025-40086 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-2025-40102 linux Awaiting NVD 2025-10-30 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: arm64: Prevent access to vCPU events before in…
CVE-2025-40083 linux Awaiting NVD 2025-10-29 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: sch_qfq: Fix null-deref in agg_dequeue T…
CVE-2025-40085 linux Awaiting NVD 2025-10-29 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: usb-audio: Fix NULL pointer deference in try_…
CVE-2025-40073 linux Awaiting NVD 2025-10-28 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm: Do not validate SSPP when it is not ready …
CVE-2025-40066 linux Awaiting NVD 2025-10-28 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7996: Check phy before init msta_link…
CVE-2025-40077 linux Awaiting NVD 2025-10-28 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix to avoid overflow while left shift operat…

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, 3 were rated Critical severity, 193 High, and 332 Medium. 121 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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