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User Mode Linux

First CVE: Dec 31, 2002Active for: 24 yearsTotal CVEs: 2

User Mode Linux is a virtualization mechanism that allows a Linux kernel to run as an unprivileged user-space process on a host Linux system, serving primarily as a development and testing platform rather than a production deployment vehicle. The durable signal centers on the single product and its kernel-level implementation; live 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
7.2
Avg CVSS Score
Higher Avg CVSS Score than 53% 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 User Mode Linux over time

Volume of CVEsAvg CVSS Base Score
First CVE
Dec 31, 2002
23 years ago
Most Recent CVE
Dec 31, 2002
8,606 days ago

Products(1 total)

Top CVEs

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

1 CVEs · Highest risk first

CVEPublishedCVSSRiskKEVExploit
CVE-2002-2016HIGH
User-mode Linux (UML) 2.4.17-8 does not restrict access to kernel address space, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code.
Dec 31, 20027.233NOYES
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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%
High
Attack Vector
Local0 (0.0%)
Network0 (0.0%)
Unknown1 (100.0%)
Physical0 (0.0%)
Adjacent Network0 (0.0%)
Attack Complexity
Low0 (0.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
Unknown1 (100.0%)
User Interaction
None0 (0.0%)
Unknown1 (100.0%)
Required0 (0.0%)
Privileges Required
Low0 (0.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
None0 (0.0%)
Unknown1 (100.0%)

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
1 CVE
100.0% of CVEs· 85th percentile

Social Chatter

An overview of all social media posts that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by User Mode Linux.

Media Mentions

Media articles that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by User Mode Linux — matched by CVE ID, not by vendor name.

Top CNAs Publishing CVEs For User Mode Linux's Products

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