CVE security advisories and vulnerability history for linux kernel by Linux.
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linux kernel has 17,800 published CVE records since 1999, of which 85 are in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog and 842 have a known public exploit. The average CVSS base score across scored CVEs is 6.4.
This page aggregates every publicly disclosed vulnerability (CVE) affecting linux kernel, with a severity breakdown, the affected and patched versions, the most common weakness types, and the full CVE list. Affected platforms include 64 bit, ARM, Linux, x86.
How the CVSS severity of linux kernel's CVEs breaks down, plus how many are exploited in the wild or have public exploit code.
11,484 additional CVEs have no CVSS severity score.
In CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
85
85 of linux kernel's CVEs are confirmed exploited in the wild.
Public exploits
842
842 of linux kernel's CVEs have a known public exploit available.
Browse every linux kernel version named in a CVE, then pick one to see only the CVEs that affect it.
17,800 CVEs
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The CWE weakness categories most often found in linux kernel CVEs. Follow any weakness for its full explanation.
How many linux kernel CVEs were published each year.
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Common questions about linux kernel vulnerabilities.
Linux linux kernel has 17,800 published CVE records since 1999.
Yes — 85 of Linux linux kernel's CVEs are listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, confirmed exploited in the wild and carrying a CISA remediation deadline.
Yes — 842 of Linux linux kernel's CVEs have a known public exploit.
16,975 distinct Linux linux kernel versions are named across its CVEs. Use the version filter above to see the CVEs affecting a specific version.
Linux linux kernel's CVEs most often map to these CWE weakness types: CWE-416 (Use After Free), CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference), CWE-401 (Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime), CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read).
Linux linux kernel has 222 critical and 2,227 high-severity CVEs.
The average CVSS base score across Linux linux kernel's scored CVEs is 6.4.
Vulnerability data is sourced from the CVE Program; severity, KEV, and exploit signals are aggregated by RadicalNotion.AI.
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