Linux Kernel CVE Statistics

182 Linux Kernel CVEs in March 2026

Full month · Source: NIST NVD

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In March 2026, 182 Linux kernel CVEs were published, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 2 were rated Critical, 62 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 182 CVEs represent 9% of all 2026 Linux kernel CVEs , down from February's 223 (a 18% month-over-month decrease) .

182
Total CVEs
2
Critical
62
High
116
Medium
0
Low
0
KEV Exploited
All CVEs — March 2026 182 CVEs
All (182) Critical (2) High (62) Medium (116) Low (0)
CVE ID Package Severity CVSS Published Description
CVE-2024-14027 linux Awaiting NVD 2026-03-09 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/xattr: missing fdput() in fremovexattr error pat…
CVE-2025-13350 linux Awaiting NVD 2026-03-05 Ubuntu Linux 6.8 GA retains the legacy AF_UNIX garbage collector but backports upstream commit 8594d9b85c07 ("af_unix: …
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-2026-25702 linux Critical 9.8 2026-03-05 A Improper Access Control vulnerability in the kernel of SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 breaks nftables, caus…
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-2026-33711 linux High 7.8 2026-03-26 Incus is a system container and virtual machine manager. Incus provides an API to retrieve VM screenshots. That API rel…
CVE-2026-23288 linux High 7.8 2026-03-25 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: accel/amdxdna: Fix out-of-bounds memset in command …
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-2026-23350 linux High 7.8 2026-03-25 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/xe/queue: Call fini on exec queue creation fail…
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_…
CVE-2026-23340 linux High 7.8 2026-03-25 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: sched: avoid qdisc_reset_all_tx_gt() vs dequeu…
CVE-2026-23280 linux High 7.8 2026-03-25 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: accel/amdxdna: Prevent ubuf size overflow The ubuf …
CVE-2026-23323 linux High 7.8 2026-03-25 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (macsmc) Fix regressions in Apple Silicon SM…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Linux kernel CVEs were published in March 2026?

182 Linux kernel CVEs were published in March 2026, sourced from the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Of these, 2 were rated Critical severity, 62 High, and 116 Medium. 2 CVEs are still awaiting NVD severity scoring.

How does March 2026 compare to other months?

March 2026's 182 CVEs represent 9% of all 2026 Linux kernel CVEs. Compared to February's 223 CVEs, this was a 18% decrease month-over-month. View the full 2026 breakdown →

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