CVE-2025-40300

The CVE-2025-40300 issue affects the Linux kernel’s x86/vmscape mitigation. The vulnerability arises from insufficient branch predictor isolation between a guest and a userspace hypervisor, which is mitigated by conditionally issuing an IBPB after VMexit and before returning to userspace. The fix...

CVE-2026-31413

CVE-2026-31413 — Linux kernel BPF verifier flaw (CVE-joined info from multiple sources) The issue arises in maybe_fork_scalars() when handling ARSH plus AND/OR with a constant in the BPF verifier. The code forks the verifier state; the pushed path previously used env->insn_idx + 1, so it re-ex...

CVE-2026-31432

CVE-2026-31432 affects the Linux kernel ksmbd component. Affected handling of compound requests (e.g., READ + QUERY_INFO(Security)) could allow an out-of-bounds write when the first READ command consumes most of the response buffer and ksmbd builds a security descriptor. The root cause is that sm...

CVE-2026-43303

The CVE-2026-43303 issue affects the Linux kernel’s memory management in mm/page_alloc. Subsystems such as slub, shmem, and ttm expose page->private and fail to clear it before freeing pages. If freed pages are later allocated as high-order pages and split, tail pages may retain stale page-&gt...

CVE-2026-46137

CVE-2026-46137 affects the Linux kernel MPTCP implementation. The mptcp_pm_add_timer() helper runs as a timer callback in softirq context and can race with socket state unless the socket lock is held with bh_lock_sock(). The mitigation is to hold the lock and retry if the socket is in use, mirror...

CVE-2026-46317

CVE-2026-46317 concerns the Linux kernel KVM on arm64. A traversal of the array kvm->arch.nested_mmus[] occurs under kvm->mmu_lock, while kvm_vcpu_init_nested() reallocates the array and frees the old buffer with only kvm->arch.config_lock held. The fix moves the allocation outside the m...

CVE-2026-52999

CVE-2026-52999 pertains to the Linux kernel netfilter nfnetlink_osf, where an out-of-bounds read can occur during TCP option parsing when NF_OSF_LOGLEVEL_ALL is enabled. The root cause is a shared ctx->optp pointer that isn’t restored after nf_osf_match_one() returns, allowing subsequent finge...

CVE-2026-53216

The CVE-2026-53216 issue affects the Linux kernel mvpp2 XDP path. Short pool buffers can be smaller than PAGE_SIZE, yet XDP initially sets every xdp_buff frame size to PAGE_SIZE. The XDP helpers then use frame_sz to validate tail growth, which, with an oversized frame, can allow bpf_xdp_adjust_ta...

CVE-2026-53260

Summary: CVE-2026-53260 relates to the Linux kernel tcp request-socket (reqsk) handling. The issue stems from a potential refcount underflow in __inet_csk_reqsk_queue_drop(), triggered when a reqsk is preempted between mod_timer() and refcount_set() during the queue/hash insertion path, causing t...

CVE-2002-0429

CVE-2002-0429 affects Linux kernels 2.4.18 and earlier on x86, via the iBCS compatibility interface (the lcall path in arch/i386/kernel/traps.c). The vulnerability enables a local unprivileged user to kill arbitrary processes. Connected advisories confirm affected architectures and that patches e...

CVE-2003-0244

CVE-2003-0244 affects the Linux 2.4 kernel (route cache) and the Netfilter IP conntrack module, enabling remote attackers to cause CPU denial of service via forged packets that trigger a high number of hash collisions. The OpenVAS and Debian advisories reference kernel updates across various dist...

CVE-2004-0001

The CVE-2004-0001 issue is described across multiple advisories as a local privilege escalation in the AMD64 Linux kernel ptrace emulation, due to incorrect eflags handling in 32-bit ptrace. Affected: AMD64 Linux kernels; root cause: eflags processing in the ptrace emulation path; impact: local u...

CVE-2004-0447

Technical details about CVE-2004-0447 are not publicly available in the provided connected documents. Monitor for updates and new advisories.

CVE-2005-0178

CVE-2005-0178 describes a race condition in the setsid() handling of the Linux kernel before 2.6.8.1. Local users could crash the kernel and potentially access portions of kernel memory related to TTY changes, locking, and semaphores. Affected software: Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.8.1 (per...

CVE-2005-0209

CVE-2005-0209 is a Linux kernel netfilter fragmentation flaw that allows a remote attacker to crash the system (DoS) by sending crafted IP fragments. Documented impact is a kernel crash via malformed fragments in the netfilter path of Linux 2.6.x (notably 2.6.8.1). Public advisories confirm vulne...

CVE-2005-1762

CVE-2005-1762 affects AMD64 Linux kernel 2.6.8.1 and 2.6.10; a ptrace() address verification flaw allows local users to crash the kernel (denial of service). Root cause: inadequate verification of non-canonical addresses in amd64 ptrace. Impact: kernel crash; exploitation requires local access. R...

CVE-2005-3044

CVE-2005-3044 affects the Linux kernel prior to 2.6.13.2. Vulnerabilities arise from (1) fput in a 32-bit ioctl on 64-bit x86 systems and (2) sockfd_put in the 32-bit routing_ioctl function on 64-bit systems, enabling local attackers to trigger a kernel OOPS and cause a denial of service. Remedia...

CVE-2005-3106

CVE-2005-3106 is a Linux kernel race condition affecting thread management when memory mappings are shared (CLONE_VM). The issue can lead to a local denial of service via deadlock, e.g., by triggering a core dump or waiting-for-exec scenarios. Connected advisories confirm this CVE across multiple...

CVE-2005-3257

Summary: CVE-2005-3257 affects the Linux kernel (examples: 2.6.12 and possibly 2.6.14.4) where a local user can exploit the KDSKBSENT ioctl on terminals of other users to escalate privileges, demonstrated by modifying key bindings via loadkeys. Affected components: vt_ioctl.c in the VT subsystem ...

CVE-2005-3273

CVE-2005-3273 affects the ROSE (rose) packet router ioctl in the Linux kernel (ROSE code in rose_route.c) for 2.6 kernels before 2.6.12 and 2.4 before 2.4.29. The root cause is improper verification of the ndigis argument when creating a new route, which can trigger array out-of-bounds conditions...

CVE-2006-1858

CVE-2006-1858 affects the Linux kernel SCTP chunk length handling. The vulnerability arises when a chunk length is inconsistent with the actual parameters, enabling remote attackers to trigger a crash and potentially execute arbitrary code. Connected advisories show mitigations via kernel securit...

CVE-2007-1388

CVE-2007-1388 affects the Linux kernel IPv6 stack (do_ipv6_setsockopt in net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c). A local user can trigger a NULL pointer dereference by calling setsockopt with IPV6_RTHDR (and possibly a zero/invalid option length), causing a kernel crash (DoS). The issue is addressed by kernel...

CVE-2007-3107

The CVE-2007-3107 entry concerns a flaw in the Linux kernel signal handling on PowerPC systems using HTX. The issue allows local users to cause a denial of service via floating point corruption and concurrency issues related to clearing MSR bits, as described in the initial document. Connected so...

CVE-2009-3640

CVE-2009-3640 affects the Linux kernel KVM component (arch/x86/kvm/x86.c). The update_cr8_intercept function does not properly handle missing APIC, causing a local denial of service via a NULL pointer dereference and, potentially, privilege escalation through kvm_vcpu_ioctl. Affected: kernels bef...

CVE-2010-0741

CVE-2010-0741 affects the Linux kernel in the virtio-net driver when used with qemu-kvm 0.11.0 or KVM, allowing a remote attacker to crash the guest OS by sending a large volume of TCP traffic due to an improper TCP Segment Offloading (TSO) handling in virtio-net. The issue is triggered by a flaw...

CVE-2011-1169

CVE-2011-1169 affects the Linux kernel before 2.6.38.1 via an array index error in the AudioScience HPI driver (sound/pci/asihpi/hpioctl.c) that can memory-corrupt local kernel data and may allow local privilege escalation. Connected advisories (SUSE/Ubuntu) confirm the root cause and impact, wit...

CVE-2011-1759

CVE-2011-1759 affects the Linux kernel on ARM with OABI compatibility enabled. The flaw is an integer overflow in sys_oabi_semtimedop (arch/arm/kernel/sys_oabi-compat.c) prior to release 2.6.39, allowing local users to gain privileges or trigger a denial of service via heap memory corruption due ...

CVE-2012-2384

CVE-2012-2384 : Integer overflow in i915_gem_do_execbuffer (drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c) of the Linux kernel before 3.3.5 on 32-bit platforms. Local users may trigger an out-of-bounds write via a crafted ioctl, causing denial of service (and possibly other impact). Affected: DRM/i9...

CVE-2012-3520

CVE-2012-3520 concerns the Netlink implementation in the Linux kernel prior to 3.2.30, where Netlink messages missing SCM_CREDENTIALS data could be spoofed by a local attacker via crafted messages (notably affecting services such as Avahi or NetworkManager). The vulnerability enables a local user...

CVE-2013-2898

The CVE-2013-2898 entry concerns the Linux kernel HID subsystem, specifically drivers/hid/hid-sensor-hub.c. When CONFIG_HID_SENSOR_HUB is enabled, the vulnerability affects the kernel up through version 3.11 and allows physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel mem...

CVE-2014-7284

CVE-2014-7284 affects the Linux kernel’s net_get_random_once in net/core/utils.c for 3.13.x and 3.14.x before 3.14.5 on certain Intel CPUs. The issue is that the slow-path to seed randomness is not executed, increasing predictability of TCP sequence numbers, TCP/UDP port numbers, and IP ID values...

CVE-2014-8481

CVE-2014-8481 affects the Linux kernel KVM arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c; the instruction decoder mishandles invalid instructions, allowing guest OS users to trigger a NULL pointer dereference and host crash via a crafted application that either fetches an invalid instruction or uses too many bytes. Roo...

CVE-2014-9888

CVE-2014-9888 affects the Linux kernel on ARM: memory allocated for DMA buffers could be mapped with executable permissions due to insufficient validation in arch/arm/mm/dma-mapping.c, before version 3.13. This is noted as affecting Android on Nexus devices (Nexus 5 and 7 2013) prior to 2016-08-0...

CVE-2015-1339

CVE-2015-1339 affects the Linux kernel: memory leak in cuse_channel_release (fs/fuse/cuse.c) can be triggered by opening /dev/cuse many times, leading to local denial of service via memory consumption (unbounded memory use). The vulnerability is reported as present in kernel versions before 4.4. ...

CVE-2017-18200

CVE-2017-18200 affects the f2fs implementation in the Linux kernel prior to 4.14. The root cause is mishandled reference counts associated with f2fs_wait_discard_bios calls, which can enable a local user to cause a denial of service, demonstrated by fstrim. Public exploit details are not provided...

CVE-2018-20509

CVE-2018-20509 affects the Linux kernel 4.14.90, specifically the function print_binder_ref_olocked in drivers/android/binder.c. Local users can read lines like “ref *desc *node” in a debugfs file to obtain sensitive address information. Exploitation details are not provided in the connected docu...

CVE-2018-20510

CVE-2018-20510 affects the Linux kernel 4.14.90, where the print_binder_transaction_ilocked function in drivers/android/binder.c can allow a local user to read sensitive address information from a debugfs file by exploiting the *from *code *flags lines. Connected Nessus advisories reiter this exa...

CVE-2021-47193

CVE-2021-47193 affects the Linux kernel SCSI PM80XX driver (pm80xx) where memory allocated by the module is not fully freed on rmmod, causing a memory leak during driver removal. The vulnerability is resolved in Linux kernel code by properly freeing memory when the module is removed. The CVE has ...

CVE-2021-47227

The CVE-2021-47227 issue concerns the Linux kernel x86 fpu path: the non‑compacted slowpath could copy a user XSAVE buffer into kernel space via __copy_from_user(), potentially leaving the kernel XSAVE buffer in an invalid state that XRSTOR could fault on. The identified root cause is improper ha...

CVE-2021-47272

The CVE-2021-47272 item concerns a Linux kernel issue in the DWC3 gadget path. A failure in dwc3_gadget_init() can leave dwc->gadget dangling and lead to dereferencing an invalid gadget pointer or freeing unmapped DMA memory during mode switches peripheral/host. The root cause is an unsafe ref...

CVE-2021-47303

CVE-2021-47303 affects the Linux kernel BPF subsystem. The root cause is improper lifecycle management of the poke descriptor table (aux->poke_tab) associated with BPF prog objects, which can be freed while still referenced by a map’s subprograms. This creates a use-after-free when map_poke_ru...

CVE-2021-47332

CVE-2021-47332 affects the Linux kernel’s ALSA usx2y component. The issue arises from calling free_pages_exact() with a NULL address, which could lead to a kernel Oops if not guarded. The description confirms a NULL check was added to prevent this invalid free path, addressing the vulnerability. ...

CVE-2021-47611

CVE-2021-47611 concerns the Linux kernel mac80211 code, where parsing of an extended element could proceed without verifying that the extended element ID is present. The CVE is described in multiple connected sources as resolved by a kernel fix: the code now validates the presence of the extended...

CVE-2022-3103

Technical details about CVE-2022-3103 are not publicly provided in the supplied documents. Monitor for updates from vendors and security advisories; current sources only note an off-by-one issue in the io_uring module without specifics.

CVE-2022-48741

Technical details (affected product/component/versions/root cause/impact/fix) are not publicly provided in the supplied documents. Monitor for updates; no concrete technical specifics are available here.

CVE-2022-48774

CVE-2022-48774 affects the Linux kernel dmaengine/ptdma path. The issue is in pt_core_init() where resource freeing in the error path could leak resources or release unallocated items. The fix switches two goto targets in the error handling path to ensure proper resource cleanup, and relocates a ...

CVE-2022-48784

CVE-2022-48784 : In the Linux kernel’s cfg80211 code, a race can occur during netlink owner interface destruction. The previous fix for a deadlock left a race when cfg80211_destroy_ifaces() runs while nl80211_netlink_notify() marks interfaces as nl_owner_dead. The issue arises from two loops: fir...

CVE-2022-48785

The CVE-2022-48785 issue in the Linux kernel concerns ipv6: mcast path where ipv6_get_lladdr() was switched to __ipv6_get_lladdr(), an RCUnsafe variant, after external locks were removed in mld updates. The description notes this is only safe when idev->lock is held for those code paths, but w...

CVE-2022-48797

CVE-2022-48797 concerns a Linux kernel issue where NUMA balancing could alter COW page writability. The bug was traced to change_pte_range() using page_mapcount(page) to decide NUMA protection, which is incorrect; the recommended fix is to use page_count() (as reported by Oded Gabbay). Connected ...

CVE-2022-48798

CVE-2022-48798 affects the Linux kernel (s390/cio): if a device has no attached driver or the driver lacks path_event, an FCES path-event could cause a kernel panic. The fix verifies the driver availability before the path_event call, preventing a nil-function path. The vulnerability is localized...