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Kexec Tools Project

First CVE: Mar 10, 2022Active for: 4 yearsTotal CVEs: 2

Kexec Tools Project is a system utility for kernel loading and boot management on Linux, representing a narrowly scoped and specialized component of the operating-system infrastructure. The small set of disclosed vulnerabilities centers on the kexec_tools product itself, which occupies a privileged position in the kernel-execution path. Current severity, exploitation, and exposure counts are shown alongside this summary.

FAUCET AI Generated
1
Total CVEs
Bottom 1%
1.0
Avg CVEs / Product / Year
More Avg CVEs / Product / Year than 12% of tracked vendors
5.5
Avg CVSS Score
Higher Avg CVSS Score than 22% of tracked vendors
0.0%
In CISA KEV
Bottom 1%

Trends Over Time

The number and severity of CVEs published that impact products developed by Kexec Tools Project over time

Volume of CVEsAvg CVSS Base Score
First CVE
Mar 10, 2022
4 years ago
Most Recent CVE
Mar 10, 2022
1,597 days ago

Products(1 total)

Top CVEs

Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (1 CVEs).

1 CVEs · Highest risk first

CVEPublishedCVSSRiskKEVExploit
CVE-2021-20269MEDIUM
A flaw was found in the permissions of a log file created by kexec-tools. This flaw allows a local unprivileged user to read this file and leak kernel internal information from a p
Mar 10, 20225.521NONO
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CVE Severity & Scoring

Severity distribution of CVEs that affect this vendor's products1 CVEs
100%
Severity distribution among all CVEs352,294 CVEs
45%
40%
11%
Medium
Attack Vector
Local1 (100.0%)
Network0 (0.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Physical0 (0.0%)
Adjacent Network0 (0.0%)
Attack Complexity
Low1 (100.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
User Interaction
None1 (100.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Required0 (0.0%)
Privileges Required
Low1 (100.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
None0 (0.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)

Exploit Exposure

Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (1 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

An overview of all social media posts that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Kexec Tools Project.

Media Mentions

Media articles that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Kexec Tools Project — matched by CVE ID, not by vendor name.

Top CNAs Publishing CVEs For Kexec Tools Project's Products

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Top CWEs