Linux Kernel CVE Statistics
1,651 Linux Kernel CVEs in August 2026
Full month · Source: NIST NVD
In August 2026, 1,651 Linux kernel CVEs were published, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 212 were rated Critical, 742 were rated High severity and 1 Medium. No CVEs from this month have been confirmed as actively exploited via the CISA KEV catalog. August's 1,651 CVEs represent 22% of all 2026 Linux kernel CVEs , up from July's 838 (a 97% month-over-month increase) .
1651
Total CVEs
212
Critical
742
High
1
Medium
0
Low
0
KEV Exploited
All CVEs — August 2026
1651 CVEs
| CVE ID | Package | Severity | CVSS | Published | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-80621 | linux | Awaiting NVD | — | 2026-08-28 | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PCI: dwc: Avoid dwc_pcie_rasdes_debugfs_deinit() NU… | |
| CVE-2026-80657 | linux | Awaiting NVD | — | 2026-08-28 | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: accel/amdxdna: Guard management mailbox channel cle… | |
| CVE-2026-80697 | linux | Awaiting NVD | — | 2026-08-28 | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: erofs: ensure valid f_path for page cache sharing P… | |
| CVE-2026-80629 | linux | Awaiting NVD | — | 2026-08-28 | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: octeontx2-af: npc: Fix size of entry2cntr_map KASAN… | |
| CVE-2026-80652 | linux | Awaiting NVD | — | 2026-08-28 | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: ccp - Treat zero-length cert chain as query… | |
| CVE-2026-80625 | linux | Awaiting NVD | — | 2026-08-28 | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/hns: Fix memory leak of bonding resources In a… | |
| CVE-2026-80654 | linux | Awaiting NVD | — | 2026-08-28 | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: soc: xilinx: Shutdown and free rx mailbox channel A… | |
| CVE-2026-80643 | linux | Awaiting NVD | — | 2026-08-28 | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: EDAC/igen6: Fix call trace due to missing release()… | |
| CVE-2026-80695 | linux | Awaiting NVD | — | 2026-08-28 | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (sht3x) Fix unaligned accesses Sashiko repor… | |
| CVE-2026-80659 | linux | Awaiting NVD | — | 2026-08-28 | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mmc: vub300: defer reset until cmd_mutex is unlocke… | |
| CVE-2026-80594 | linux | Awaiting NVD | — | 2026-08-28 | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Input: ims-pcu - fix potential infinite loop in CDC… | |
| CVE-2026-80679 | linux | Awaiting NVD | — | 2026-08-28 | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: s390/dasd: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference d… | |
| CVE-2026-80595 | linux | Awaiting NVD | — | 2026-08-28 | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Input: ims-pcu - add response length checks The dri… | |
| CVE-2026-80642 | linux | Awaiting NVD | — | 2026-08-28 | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: liveupdate: Reference count incoming FLB data Incre… | |
| CVE-2026-80616 | linux | Awaiting NVD | — | 2026-08-28 | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ieee802154: Avoid calling WARN_ON() on -ENOMEM in c… |