Linux Kernel CVE Statistics

178 Linux Kernel CVEs in March 2026

Full month · Source: NIST NVD

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In March 2026, 178 Linux kernel CVEs were published, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 1 was rated Critical, 61 were rated High severity and 116 Medium. No CVEs from this month have been confirmed as actively exploited via the CISA KEV catalog. March's 178 CVEs represent 3% of all 2026 Linux kernel CVEs , down from February's 220 (a 19% month-over-month decrease) .

178
Total CVEs
1
Critical
61
High
116
Medium
0
Low
0
KEV Exploited
All CVEs — March 2026 178 CVEs
All (178) Critical (1) High (61) Medium (116) Low (0)
CVE ID Package Severity CVSS Published Description
CVE-2026-23240 linux Critical 9.8 2026-03-10 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tls: Fix race condition in tls_sw_cancel_work_tx() …
CVE-2026-23395 linux High 8.8 2026-03-25 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: L2CAP: Fix accepting multiple L2CAP_ECRE…
CVE-2026-23246 linux High 8.8 2026-03-18 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: bounds-check link_id in ieee80211_m…
CVE-2026-31788 linux High 8.2 2026-03-25 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xen/privcmd: restrict usage in unprivileged domU Th…
CVE-2026-23344 linux High 7.8 2026-03-25 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: ccp - Fix use-after-free on error path In t…
CVE-2026-23390 linux High 7.8 2026-03-25 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing/dma: Cap dma_map_sg tracepoint arrays to pr…
CVE-2026-23378 linux High 7.8 2026-03-25 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: act_ife: Fix metalist update behavior Wh…
CVE-2026-23359 linux High 7.8 2026-03-25 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Fix stack-out-of-bounds write in devmap get_up…
CVE-2026-23306 linux High 7.8 2026-03-25 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: pm8001: Fix use-after-free in pm8001_queue_co…
CVE-2026-23372 linux High 7.8 2026-03-25 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfc: rawsock: cancel tx_work before socket teardown…
CVE-2026-23322 linux High 7.8 2026-03-25 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipmi: Fix use-after-free and list corruption on sen…
CVE-2026-23281 linux High 7.8 2026-03-25 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: libertas: fix use-after-free in lbs_free_adap…
CVE-2026-23383 linux High 7.8 2026-03-25 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf, arm64: Force 8-byte alignment for JIT buffer t…
CVE-2026-23393 linux High 7.8 2026-03-25 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bridge: cfm: Fix race condition in peer_mep deletio…
CVE-2026-23319 linux High 7.8 2026-03-25 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Fix a UAF issue in bpf_trampoline_link_cgroup_…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Linux kernel CVEs were published in March 2026?

178 Linux kernel CVEs were published in March 2026, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 1 was rated Critical severity, 61 High, and 116 Medium.

How does March 2026 compare to other months?

March 2026's 178 CVEs represent 3% of all 2026 Linux kernel CVEs. Compared to February's 220 CVEs, this was a 19% decrease month-over-month. View the full 2026 breakdown →

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