Linux Kernel

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First CVE: Apr 12, 2008 · Active for 18 years

2
Total CVEs
More Total CVEs than 49% of tracked products
1.0
Avg CVEs / Year
Bottom 1%
4.9
Avg CVSS
Higher Avg CVSS than 7% of tracked products
0.0%
KEV Rate
Bottom 1%

Trends Over Time

The number and severity of CVEs published that impact Linux Kernel over time

Volume of CVEsAvg CVSS Base Score
First CVE
Apr 12, 2008
18 years ago
Most Recent CVE
Sep 22, 2009
6,149 days ago

CVE Severity & Scoring

Linux Kernel2 CVEs
All CVEs352,231 CVEs
Medium
Attack Vector
Local0 (0.0%)
Network0 (0.0%)
Unknown2 (100.0%)
Physical0 (0.0%)
Adjacent Network0 (0.0%)
Attack Complexity
Low0 (0.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
Unknown2 (100.0%)
User Interaction
None0 (0.0%)
Unknown2 (100.0%)
Required0 (0.0%)
Privileges Required
Low0 (0.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
None0 (0.0%)
Unknown2 (100.0%)

Top CVEs

Signals from CVEs in this product scope (2 CVEs).

2 CVEs · Highest risk first

CVEPublishedCVSSRiskKEVExploit
CVE-2009-3288MEDIUM
The sg_build_indirect function in drivers/scsi/sg.c in Linux kernel 2.6.28-rc1 through 2.6.31-rc8 uses an incorrect variable when accessing an array, which allows local users to ca
Sep 22, 20094.917NONO
CVE-2007-6712MEDIUM
Integer overflow in the hrtimer_forward function (hrtimer.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.21-rc4, when running on 64-bit systems, allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite l
Apr 12, 20084.915NONO
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Exploit Exposure

Signals from CVEs in this product scope (2 CVEs).

CISA KEV
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Metasploit
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Nuclei
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
ExploitDB
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%

Social Chatter

Signals from CVEs in this product scope (2 CVEs).

Media Mentions

Signals from CVEs in this product scope (2 CVEs).

Top CNAs Publishing CVEs For Linux Kernel

Top CWEs

Versions

VersionCVE CountAvg CVSSAvg EPSSKEVExploits
2.6.28-rc114.90.4%00
2.6.21_rc414.90.4%00