CVE security advisories and vulnerability history for linux.
linux has 22,794 published CVE records since 1999, of which 85 are in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog and 851 have a known public exploit. The average CVSS base score across scored CVEs is 6.7.
This page aggregates every publicly disclosed vulnerability (CVE) affecting linux products, with severity breakdowns, the most-affected products, the most common weakness types, and the latest disclosures.
A quick read on linux's vulnerability posture, as a share of its 22,794 published CVEs.
across 21,383 scored CVEs
10,755 of 21,383 scored
85 of 22,794 CVEs
851 of 22,794 CVEs
21,315 of 22,794 CVEs
How the CVSS severity of linux's CVEs breaks down, plus how many are exploited in the wild or have public exploit code.
1,411 additional CVEs have no CVSS severity score.
In CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
85
85 of linux's CVEs are confirmed exploited in the wild.
Public exploits
851
851 of linux's CVEs have a known public exploit available.
The linux products with the most published CVEs. Follow any product to browse its versions and vulnerabilities.
The CWE weakness categories most often found in linux CVEs. Follow any weakness for its full explanation.
The CVE Numbering Authorities that publish linux CVE records.
How many linux CVEs were published each year.
The most recently disclosed vulnerabilities affecting linux.
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Common questions about linux vulnerabilities.
Vulnerability data is sourced from the CVE Program; severity, KEV, and exploit signals are aggregated by RadicalNotion.AI.
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