CVE-2018-1120

CVE-2018-1120 affects the Linux kernel prior to 4.17. By mmap()ing a FUSE-backed file into a process’s memory that contains command line arguments or environment strings, a local attacker can cause utilities that read /proc//cmdline or /proc//environ (e.g., ps, w) to block indefinitely or for a b...

CVE-2021-20317

The connected documents confirm CVE-2021-20317 as a Linux kernel timerqueue race condition: a corrupted timer tree in timerqueue_add can cause wakeups to be missed, enabling a local attacker with special privileges to cause a denial of service (system hang/crash) while the system runs. No explici...

CVE-2024-41009

The CVE-2024-41009 issue affects the Linux kernel BPF ringbuf implementation. It occurs when two reservations overlap in a power-of-2 sized ring buffer, enabling a BPF program to edit a header in a later chunk and corrupt the earlier chunk’s header, potentially crashing the kernel. The root cause...

CVE-2022-25258

The CVE-2022-25258 issue affects the Linux kernel USB Gadget subsystem, specifically drivers/usb/gadget/composite.c, where interface OS descriptor requests with large indices or NULL function pointer handling were not properly validated, enabling memory corruption. It affects kernels before 5.16....

CVE-2019-15098

CVE-2019-15098 affects the Linux kernel driver ath6kl/usb.c (USB wifi driver) up to version 5.2.9. The issue is a NULL pointer dereference caused by an incomplete address in an endpoint descriptor, potentially leading to a crash or denial of service. The connected Nessus/Unity Linux advisories co...

CVE-2022-0168

CVE-2022-0168 is a Linux kernel local DoS in smb2_ioctl_query_info in fs/cifs/smb2ops.c caused by an incorrect return from memdup_user, allowing a privileged (CAP_SYS_ADMIN) local attacker to crash the system. Public details in connected sources reaffirm the same kernel-level flaw affecting CIFS ...

CVE-2021-3483

CVE-2021-3483 refers to a vulnerability in the Linux kernel Nosy driver where a device can be inserted twice into a doubly-linked list, causing a use-after-free when one is removed. This affects versions before 5.12-rc6 and impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The incident is loc...

CVE-2022-0617

CVE-2022-0617 is a NULL pointer dereference in the Linux kernel UDF filesystem. A local user could trigger udf_file_write_iter with a crafted UDF image to crash the system. Affected: Linux kernel 4.2-rc1 through 5.17-rc2 per initial description; multiple connected advisories corroborate UDF NULL ...

CVE-2017-12762

CVE-2017-12762 : Affected by a buffer overflow in the Linux kernel ISDN I4L driver. In /drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_net.c, a user-controlled buffer is copied into a local buffer of fixed size with strcpy (no length check), leading to overflow. Impacted trees: Linux kernel 4.9-stable, 4.12-stable, 3.18-...

CVE-2018-19854

CVE-2018-19854 affects the Linux kernel pre-4.19.3. In crypto/crypto_user.c (crypto user configuration API), structures copied to userspace are not fully initialized, potentially leaking memory to user processes. This is a regression from CVE-2013-2547 but with easier exploitability, requiring CO...

CVE-2019-16233

CVE-2019-16233 affects the Linux kernel, specifically drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c, where the alloc_workqueue return value is not checked, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. The Initial Description states this is a Linux kernel 5.2.14 issue. Connected documents corroborate the CVE entry and ...

CVE-2019-17053

CVE-2019-17053 affects the Linux kernel's ieee802154_create in net/ieee802154/socket.c (AF_IEEE802154) up to version 5.3.2, where CAP_NET_RAW is not enforced. This allows unprivileged users to create a raw socket (local, low complexity). The connected documents reiterate the same description but ...

CVE-2023-0597

CVE-2023-0597 describes a memory-leak flaw in the Linux kernel CPU entry_area mapping for X86 CPU data, enabling a local user to guess memory locations of exception stacks and other data. Connected documents (Astra Linux bulletin and IBM page) corroborate the general description but do not provid...

CVE-2017-1000371

CVE-2017-1000371 is a Linux kernel vulnerability reported for the 4.11.5 release, caused by the offset2lib patch that can allow a stack/heap clash for 32-bit PIE binaries when RLIMIT_STACK is RLIMIT_INFINITY and 1 GB is allocated. Consequences include potential local impact (stack guard page bypa...

CVE-2017-1000410

Summary of CVE-2017-1000410 (Linux kernel info leak) : The vulnerability affects Linux kernel 3.3-rc1 and later in how L2CAP ConfigRequest/ConfigResponse are parsed. A stack variable (struct l2cap_conf_efs efs) is declared uninitialized and, depending on parsing flow and input, can be leaked back...

CVE-2019-9500

The CVE set concerns Broadcom brcmfmac WiFi driver flaws. CVE-2019-9500 is a heap buffer overflow in brcmf_wowl_nd_results triggered when Wake-on-WLAN is configured (pre-commit 1b5e2423164b3670e8bc9174e4762d297990deff); exploitation could enable arbitrary code execution on affected hosts or cause...

CVE-2021-38199

CVE-2021-38199 concerns the Linux kernel’s NFSv4 client. The vulnerability arises from incorrect connection-setup ordering in fs/nfs/nfs4client.c, which can be triggered by remote NFSv4 servers during trunking detection, potentially causing a denial of service by hanging mounts. Connected advisor...

CVE-2022-38096

CVE-2022-38096 is a NULL pointer dereference in the vmwgfx GPU driver (vmxgfx_execbuf.c) of the Linux kernel, exploitable locally via the /dev/dri/renderD128 rendering device to gain elevated privileges and cause DoS. The primary affected component is the vmwgfx path in the Linux kernel’s GPU sub...

CVE-2022-43750

CVE-2022-43750 affects the Linux kernel usbmon driver (usbmon/mon_bin.c). A local user-space client can corrupt the monitor’s internal memory due to handling in usbmon before 5.19.15 and 6.x before 6.0.1. The fixed versions are Linux 5.19.15+ and 6.0.1+. Public references indicate the issue is tr...

CVE-2021-3743

CVE-2021-3743 is an out-of-bounds memory read flaw in the Linux kernel’s Qualcomm IPC router protocol. The issue arises from a missing sanity check, allowing a local attacker to read out-of-bounds kernel memory, potentially causing system crashes or information leakage. Documents consistently des...

CVE-2009-1385

CVE-2009-1385 describes an integer underflow in the e1000/e1000e drivers of the Linux kernel (drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c) that can be triggered by a crafted frame size. Affects Linux kernel versions before 2.6.30-rc8 (and the e1000e driver) and Intel Wired Ethernet (e1000) before 7.5.5. Explo...

CVE-2023-4273

CVE-2023-4273 affects the Linux kernel exFAT driver. The vulnerability arises from how file name reconstruction copies file name data into a stack variable, enabling a local privileged attacker to overflow the kernel stack. Connected advisories confirm real-world impact and list affected kernels;...

CVE-2019-19065

CVE-2019-19065 corresponds to a memory leak in the Linux kernel’s sdma_init() (drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/sdma.c). The condition is triggered by rhashtable_init() failures during sdma_init(), leading to memory consumption and potential DoS. The root cause is that the call path invokes sdma_init()...

CVE-2020-11609

CVE-2020-11609 affects the Linux kernel, specifically the stv06xx USB video driver family. The issue arises from mishandling of invalid USB device descriptors in the stv06xx.c and stv06xx_pb0100.c code paths, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. This can allow a locally‑present attacker with ac...

CVE-2020-8992

CVE-2020-8992 affects the Linux kernel ext4 implementation (ext4_protect_reserved_inode in fs/ext4/block_validity.c) through version 5.5.3. A crafted journal size can cause a denial of service (soft lockup) via a local attack. Connected advisories (e.g., SUSE-SU-2020:1663-1, Ubuntu USN-4419-1, Un...

CVE-2021-28375

The CVE-2021-28375 issue affects the Linux kernel up to 5.11.6, specifically fastrpc_internal_invoke in drivers/misc/fastrpc.c, which does not prevent user-space processes from sending kernel RPC messages. This is a local, privilege-escalation risk (as indicated by related CVE-2019-2308) that cou...

CVE-2021-40490

CVE-2021-40490 describes a race condition in ext4_write_inline_data_end of the Linux kernel’s ext4 subsystem, present through kernel versions up to 5.13.13. Connected sources corroborate a race in ext4 and note this can enable denial of service and potential privilege impact. The Debian advisory ...

CVE-2023-52445

The CVE-2023-52445 vulnerability (Linux kernel, media: pvrusb2) stems from a use-after-free when a context is disconnected during module load; a kthread may call pvr2_context_destroy and free the context before usb hub_event notification. The patch adds a sanity check to prevent the invalid read ...

CVE-2024-26587

The CVE-2024-26587 issue in Linux kernel netdevsim could crash when destroying a netdevsim with VFs instantiated. The root cause was that PHC gets initialised in nsim_init_netdevsim() (only called for PF ports), but mock_phc_destroy() was not placed there, leading to a NULL pointer dereference du...

CVE-2019-15031

CVE-2019-15031 affects the Linux kernel on the powerpc platform up to and including 5.2.14. A local user can read vector registers of another local process by triggering an interrupt, starting a hardware transactional memory region with tbegin, and then accessing vector registers. The issue arise...

CVE-2019-19052

CVE-2019-19052 is a memory-leak vulnerability in the Linux kernel, specifically in drivers/net/can/usb/gs_usb.c within the gs_can_open() function. The issue allows a denial of service through memory consumption when usb_submit_urb() fails, affecting the kernel up to version before 5.3.11. The rea...

CVE-2021-26930

CVE-2021-26930 affects the Xen PV backend: Linux kernel 3.11–5.10.16 Ker-branch Xen blkback.c grants mapping references from the frontend and may discard errors or fail to update internal state, causing the caller to access unmapped space. The result is potential denial of service, information le...

CVE-2023-3863

CVE-2023-3863 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s NFC stack (nfc_llcp_find_local in net/nfc/llcp_core.c). A local privileged user could trigger memory misuse leading to kernel information leak (impact on confidentiality; I=H, A=H in some advisories) and potential escalation. P...

CVE-2014-0101

The CVE-2014-0101 issue affects the Linux kernel up to version 3.13.6, where the function sctp_sf_do_5_1D_ce in net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c does not validate certain auth_enable/auth_capable fields before sctp_sf_authenticate. This can enable a remote attacker to cause a denial of service by sending ...

CVE-2019-19537

CVE-2019-19537 is a race condition in the Linux kernel USB stack (drivers/usb/core/file.c and related USB character device layer) triggered by a malicious USB device. The vulnerability could allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service by making the kernel stop responding. Public reference...

CVE-2021-28038

CVE-2021-28038 is a Linux kernel issue (through 5.11.3 with Xen PV) where the netback driver mishandles grant mapping errors, leaving memory allocation/error conditions untreated. In a Xen PV setup, a misbehaving networking frontend driver can trigger a host OS denial of service (Dom0 crash) from...

CVE-2023-4207

CVE-2023-4207 is a use-after-free in the Linux kernel net/sched cls_fw component leading to local privilege escalation. The flaw occurs when fw_change() copies the entire tcf_result into a new filter instance; on update, tcf_unbind_filter() runs on the old instance, decrementing the bound class’s...

CVE-2019-20812

CVE-2019-20812 affects the Linux kernel prior to 5.4.7. The issue is in the function prb_calc_retire_blk_tmo() in net/packet/af_packet.c , which can cause a denial of service (high CPU usage and soft lockup) in a failure case when using TPACKET_V3 . Impact is localized (local access required) and...

CVE-2021-28971

The CVE-2021-28971 vulnerability affects the Linux kernel: specifically, intel_pmu_drain_pebs_nhm in arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c can mishandle PEBS status on Haswell-era CPUs, potentially causing a system crash when userspace tools (e.g., perf-fuzzer) access performance events. The issue exists in...

CVE-2024-53163

The CVE refers to a Linux kernel crypto/qat/qat_420xx path where an off-by-one in uof_get_name() can cause an out-of-bounds access via the fw_objs[] array. The bug is triggered in uof_get_name_420xx() when computing the number of objects and using a comparison that should be >= instead of >...

CVE-2016-10905

CVE-2016-10905: A use-after-free in Linux kernel fs/gfs2/rgrp.c (pre-4.8) is caused by gfs2_clear_rgrpd and read_rindex_entry. Several Nessus/OpenVAS/SUSE/F5 advisories reference this CVE and map it to vulnerable kernel versions and affected distributions; the public text confirms the flaw but do...

CVE-2017-7895

CVE-2017-7895 affects the Linux kernel NFSv2/v3 server (fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c, fs/nfsd/nfsxdr.c). A remote attacker can craft requests that bypass end-of-buffer checks, triggering pointer-arithmetic errors or other unspecified impacts. Affected kernels include up to 4.10.13; remediation is to upgrade...

CVE-2020-25671

CVE-2020-25671 is a Linux kernel vulnerability in the NFC LLCP implementation where a refcount leak in llcp_sock_connect() can cause a use-after-free, potentially enabling privilege escalation or system crash via local access. Affected: Linux kernel NFC LLCP path; impact parameter: local attacker...

CVE-2019-14897

CVE-2019-14897 affects the Linux kernel (kernel-2.6.32) Marvell WiFi chip driver. A stack-based buffer overflow in this driver can allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code when a STA operates in IBSS mode and connects to another STA. T...

CVE-2022-3623

CVE-2022-3623 refers to a Linux Kernel issue in the BPF path where a race condition in follow_page_pte (mm/gup.c) can be exploited remotely. Connected sources corroborate the root cause as a race in follow_page_pte and list the affected component as Linux Kernel with the BPF involvement. The Astr...

CVE-2023-6606

CVE-2023-6606 is an out-of-bounds read in smbCalcSize of the Linux kernel SMB client (fs/smb/client/netmisc.c). It allows a local attacker to crash the system or leak internal kernel information. Public advisories note fixes via kernel updates/livepatches (e.g., Amazon Linux 2 ALAS advisories and...

CVE-2017-1000407

CVE-2017-1000407 affects the Linux kernel when built with KVM support, where an attacker can flood the diagnostic port 0x80 and trigger a kernel crash. Root cause: improper validation of user-supplied input at the diagnostic port, enabling denial of service via port flooding. Impact per public ad...

CVE-2019-15219

This CVE (CVE-2019-15219) affects the Linux kernel prior to 5.1.8. Description confirms a NULL pointer dereference caused by a malicious USB device in drivers/usb/misc/sisusbvga/sisusb.c, enabling local hardware interaction to crash the system. Connected advisories (Unity Linux UTSA-2026-003808 a...

CVE-2021-31440

CVE-2021-31440 affects the Linux kernel, with the vulnerability in the eBPF verifier: improper validation of user-supplied eBPF programs can allow a local attacker to escalate privileges and execute code in kernel context. The issue is rooted in the handling/verification of eBPF programs, leading...

CVE-2021-26932

CVE-2021-26932 affects Linux kernels 3.2 through 5.10.16 when used with Xen PV backends. The issue arises in grant-mapping error handling during batch hypercalls, where errors can be ignored or misreported, causing improper unmapping and potential downstream impact. Affected components include ar...