CVE-2023-33951

The CVE-2023-33951 entry affects the vmwgfx driver in the Linux kernel, where a race condition in handling GEM objects due to improper locking can lead to information disclosure in kernel context. Connected advisories (MiracleLinux AXSA-2023-7038/AXSA:2023-7038:31) explicitly reference a vmwgfx i...

CVE-2017-17805

CVE-2017-17805 affects the Linux kernel prior to 4.14.8. The Salsa20 cipher implementation (crypto/salsa20_generic.c and arch/x86/crypto/salsa20_glue.c) mishandles zero-length inputs, allowing a local attacker to use the AF_ALG-based skcipher interface to trigger uninitialized memory free and ker...

CVE-2019-15117

CVE-2019-15117 affects the Linux kernel component parse_audio_mixer_unit in sound/usb/mixer.c. The issue arises when processing a short USB descriptor, resulting in out-of-bounds memory access. The vulnerability is local in scope with potential memory corruption as the impact. The initial entry s...

CVE-2019-19073

CVE-2019-19073 is supported by connected docs: memory leaks in Linux kernel drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_hst.c through 5.3.11 allow local attackers to trigger wait_for_completion_timeout() failures and cause memory-based DoS. The issue involves multiple functions (htc_config_pipe_credits(),...

CVE-2020-11884

CVE-2020-11884 affects the Linux kernel on s390x (versions 4.19–5.6.7). The issue is a race in enable_sacf_uaccess (arch/s390/lib/uaccess.c) that fails to protect against a concurrent page table upgrade (CID-3f777e19d171), potentially allowing code execution or a crash. The initial documents do n...

CVE-2020-25668

CVE-2020-25668 is a Linux kernel vulnerability in the TTY subsystem (con_font_op) caused by unsynchronized access to fg_console, leading to a use-after-free. According to Debian, this can cause a crash or memory corruption and may enable privilege escalation; CloudLinux notes a fix was applied in...

CVE-2022-45869

CVE-2022-45869 is a Linux kernel issue describing a race condition in the x86 KVM subsystem that can be triggered when nested virtualization and the TDP MMU are enabled. The vulnerability affects the Linux kernel up to version 6.1-rc6 as described in the Astra Linux security bulletin, which mirro...

CVE-2023-6356

CVE-2023-6356 is a Linux kernel vulnerability in the NVMe driver affecting NVMe over TCP. The connected Nessus entries enumerate the issue as a NULL pointer dereference in the NVMe target path (nvmet_tcp_build_iovec/nvmet_tcp_execute_request/__nvmet_req_complete), which can lead to kernel panic a...

CVE-2020-25639

CVE-2020-25639: A NULL pointer dereference in the Linux kernel’s GPU Nouveau driver (prior to 5.12-rc1) via DRM_IOCTL_NOUVEAU_CHANNEL_ALLOC allows local users to crash the system. Affected: Linux kernel/Nouveau driver; Root cause: NULL pointer dereference in channel allocation path; Impact: local...

CVE-2022-3643

CVE-2022-3643: Linux kernel netback driver vulnerability allowing a guest to trigger NIC interface reset/abort/crash by sending packets with split headers. Root cause is an assumption that packet protocol headers reside in the SKB's linear section; certain NICs (e.g., Cisco ENIC, Broadcom NetXtre...

CVE-2022-39188

CVE-2022-39188 describes a race in include/asm-generic/tlb.h in the Linux kernel up to version 5.18/5.19 where unmap_mapping_range races with munmap for VM_PFNMAP VMAs can free a page still holding stale TLB entries. This can cause a page to be freed while TLBs still cache old mappings, potential...

CVE-2023-2598

The CVE-2023-2598 issue arises from a flaw in Linux kernel io_uring buffer registration (io_sqe_buffer_register) that can trigger out-of-bounds access to physical memory beyond the end of the buffer, enabling local privilege escalation. Public discussions and PoC-like exploits demonstrate local e...

CVE-2023-3777

CVE-2023-3777 is a use-after-free in Linux kernel nf_tables (netfilter). When nf_tables_delrule() flushes table rules, it may release objects if the chain is bound, enabling local privilege escalation. Mitigation: upgrade past commit 6eaf41e87a223ae6f8e7a28d6e78384ad7e407f8 (Linux kernel versions...

CVE-2023-52821

CVE-2023-52821 affects the Linux kernel’s DRM panel code. In versatile_panel_get_modes(), the return value of drm_mode_duplicate() can be NULL on failure and is not checked, causing a NULL pointer dereference. The fix adds a check to prevent NP dereference. The vulnerability is local and may cras...

CVE-2016-10906

CVE-2016-10906 affects the Linux kernel’s arc_emac_main.c (drivers/net/ethernet/arc) with a use-after-free caused by a race between arc_emac_tx and arc_emac_tx_clean. The issue occurs in kernels prior to 4.5, enabling local attackers to exploit the race and potentially compromise kernel memory. T...

CVE-2019-15212

CVE-2019-15212 describes a vulnerability in the Linux kernel prior to 5.1.8 where a malicious USB device can trigger a double-free in drivers/usb/misc/rio500.c. This is a local/physical-access issue with potential impact to availability as per CVSS metrics shown. The connected Unity Nessus adviso...

CVE-2022-0850

CVE-2022-0850 affects the Linux kernel’s ext4 filesystem by an information leak via the ext4_extent_header to userspace. The connected sources corroborate a kernel information leak (information disclosure) in ext4_extent_header and note fixes in various distributions:CloudLinux/CSLAs reference “e...

CVE-2022-3524

CVE-2022-3524 affects the Linux kernel IPv6 Handler’s ipv6_renew_options, causing a memory leak. The vulnerability can be triggered remotely per some sources; a patch is available and applies to mitigate the issue. Review the Linux kernel patches referenced in the CVE details and apply the approp...

CVE-2024-42231

CVE-2024-42231 affects the Linux kernel, specifically the btrfs filesystem in zoned mode. The issue is in calc_available_free_space(): the code incorrectly loops zone handling, treating each zone as a single chunk and not permitting partial allocations. This can yield a non-zone-aligned avail val...

CVE-2024-53050

The CVE-2024-53050 issue affects the Linux kernel’s DRM/i915 HDCP path. The vulnerability arises from a missing encoder check in hdcp2_get_capability, and a fix was applied to Add encoder check in intel_hdcp2_get_capability to prevent a null pointer dereference. The description indicates the prob...

CVE-2024-56779

Mode C: The CVE-2024-56779 issue concerns the Linux kernel nfsd when handling concurrent nfsd4_open operations. The description shows a leak: during open processing, two rpc_task instances may be created for the same file, and if an nfs4_openowner is found that is not marked NFS4_OO_CONFIRMED, it...

CVE-2017-12192

CVE-2017-12192 affects the Linux kernel Key Management subcomponent: keyctl_read_key in security/keys/keyctl.c may be read on negatively instantiated keys, enabling a local attacker to cause a denial of service (kernel oops and crash). Affected: kernel before 4.13.5; fix implemented in 4.13.5 (Ch...

CVE-2017-17741

CVE-2017-17741 affects the Linux kernel KVM implementation through 4.14.7, enabling a write_mmio stack-based out-of-bounds read that can reveal potentially sensitive information from kernel memory. Affected code paths are in arch/x86/kvm/x86.c and include/trace/events/kvm.h. The supplied document...

CVE-2017-7542

CVE-2017-7542 is a Linux kernel vulnerability described as an integer overflow in ip6_find_1stfragopt() (net/ipv6/output_core.c) that can be triggered by a local attacker who can open a raw socket, potentially causing a denial of service via an infinite loop. The initial description cites Linux k...

CVE-2018-1000004

CVE-2018-1000004 affects the Linux kernel with a race condition in the sound subsystem that can cause a deadlock and denial of service. The description notes affected versions as 4.12, 3.10, 2.6 and possibly earlier, with no explicit exploit details provided in the included documents. Connected a...

CVE-2019-12817

CVE-2019-12817 affects the PowerPC Linux kernel: a bug in arch/powerpc/mm/mmu_context_book3s64.c before 5.1.15 can allow unrelated processes to read/write each other’s memory via an mmap above 512 TB on a subset of PowerPC systems. The issue is limited to those platforms; impact is memory confide...

CVE-2019-19058

CVE-2019-19058 affects the Linux kernel, caused by a memory leak in alloc_sgtable() in drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/dbg.c. The leak can trigger memory exhaustion via alloc_page() failures, enabling a local attacker to cause DoS. The vulnerability is documented as present in kernel builds...

CVE-2021-29265

CVE-2021-29265 affects the Linux kernel prior to 5.11.7. The vulnerability is in the usbip_sockfd_store function (drivers/usb/usbip/stub_dev.c) where the stub-up sequence has race conditions during updates of local and shared status, enabling a local attacker to trigger a denial of service (kerne...

CVE-2021-38201

The CVE affects the Linux kernel, specifically net/sunrpc/xdr.c, where an out-of-bounds slab access (xdr_set_page_base) could be triggered by many NFS 4.2 READ_PLUS operations, allowing remote denial-of-service. Affected: Linux kernel versions prior to 5.13.4. Root cause: slab-out-of-bounds acces...

CVE-2023-52814

CVE-2023-52814 : Linux kernel has fixed a potential NULL pointer dereference in the AMDGPU driver. The function amdgpu_ras_get_context may return NULL if the device does not support ras, and the code now checks for NULL before dereferencing. This (local) vulnerability could crash the kernel if NU...

CVE-2019-15211

CVE-2019-15211 : Linux kernel before 5.2.6 contains a use-after-free in drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-dev.c triggered by a malicious USB device; the issue is tied to memory allocation in drivers/media/radio/radio-raremono.c. Evidence from multiple Nessus/SUSE/OpenOpen advisories confirms the descr...

CVE-2020-27825

CVE-2020-27825: A use-after-free in Linux kernel kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c (before 5.10-rc1) enables a race between trace_open and cpu-buffer resize, allowing local DOS and potential information leaks. Affected: Linux kernel’s tracing ring buffer; root cause is a race on parallel CPU access. Mit...

CVE-2022-3567

CVE-2022-3567 is a Linux Kernel vulnerability affecting the IPv6 stack, specifically the inet6_stream_ops/inet6_dgram_ops in the IPv6 Handler. The issue is a race condition introduced in the kernel code (as described in the provided sources). A patch is recommended to fix the issue. The connected...

CVE-2022-42722

CVE-2022-42722 affects Linux kernels 5.8–5.19.x (pre-5.19.16). Local attackers can inject WLAN frames into the mac80211 stack, triggering a NULL pointer dereference and a denial-of-service against beacon protection for P2P devices. Affected products reference Linux kernel/mac80211 internals and e...

CVE-2023-0210

CVE-2023-0210 affects the Linux kernel ksmbd NTLMv2 authentication. The issue is that a bug in ksmbd NTLMv2 handling can crash the OS on Linux-based systems (immediate disruption). The description in the sources states the crash, and connected advisories/cves confirm the inclusion of this CVE amo...

CVE-2025-21759

CVE-2025-21759: In the Linux kernel, ipv6 mcast path igmp6_send() could be invoked without RTNL/RCU held, risking use-after-free of the net pointer. The fix extends RCU protection to safely fetch the net pointer and avoid UAF, and replaces sock_alloc_send_skb usage with alloc_skb under RCU protec...

CVE-2022-0494

CVE-2022-0494 is a Linux kernel information-leak flaw in scsi_ioctl.c that could let a local attacker with CAP_SYS_ADMIN or CAP_SYS_RAWIO extract kernel information, affecting confidentiality. The associated documents confirm the vulnerability and provide CVSS context (local access, high confiden...

CVE-2023-6536

CVE-2023-6536 is a Linux kernel NVMe over TCP issue. The connected documents confirm a NULL pointer dereference in the NVMe target (nvmet_tcp_build_iovec and related paths) that could cause a kernel panic and denial of service. Affected software is the Linux kernel’s NVMe over TCP stack (nvmet_tc...

CVE-2024-50087

Technical details for CVE-2024-50087 are not publicly provided in the supplied documents. No concrete exploit/victim specifics are given here; monitor connected sources for patches, affected products, and suggested mitigations as updates emerge.

CVE-2017-7541

CVE-2017-7541 affects the Broadcom WLAN driver in the Linux kernel (brcmf_cfg80211_mgmt_tx in cfg80211.c). A crafted NL80211_CMD_FRAME Netlink packet can cause kernel memory corruption, leading to DoS or possible privilege escalation. Public details in connected CentOS security advisories confirm...

CVE-2017-7889

CVE-2017-7889 affects the Linux kernel mm subsystem (up to 3.2); a local attacker with access to /dev/mem can read/write kernel memory due to CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM not being properly enforced in arch/x86/mm/init.c and drivers/char/mem.c. Public details: Debian security advisories show fixes (e.g.,...

CVE-2018-15471

CVE-2018-15471 affects the Linux kernel Xen netback driver: the xenvif_set_hash_mapping function in drivers/net/xen-netback/hash.c handles request queue mapping with insufficient input validation (e.g., for integer overflow), causing out-of-bounds memory access. This can allow a malicious or bugg...

CVE-2020-12657

CVE-2020-12657 affects the Linux kernel before 5.6.5 due to a use-after-free in bfq_idle_slice_timer_body within bfq-iosched.c. The connected advisories (Unity Linux UTSA-2026-00x, Red Hat RHSA/CESA entries, CentOS plugin references) confirm kernel versions impacted and reference the 5.6.5 patch/...

CVE-2021-3506

CVE-2021-3506 : An out-of-bounds memory access in fs/f2fs/node.c of the Linux kernel (f2fs module) allows a local attacker to read/write out-of-bounds memory, leading to a system crash or leakage of kernel information. Affected are kernel versions before 5.12.0-rc4. The description notes the high...

CVE-2022-39842

CVE-2022-39842 affects the Linux kernel up to version 5.19, specifically in drivers/video/fbdev/pxa3xx-gcu.c (pxa3xx_gcu_write). The count parameter has a type conflict of size_t versus int, causing an integer overflow and bypassing the size check; this value is then passed as the third argument ...

CVE-2024-36886

CVE-2024-36886 is a Linux kernel TIPC UAF (tipc_buf_append error path) that can lead to remote code execution. A fix was implemented in the kernel, addressing a use-after-free in TIPC message reassembly (tipc_buf_append path). Affected systems require applying a kernel update that includes the pa...

CVE-2017-18344

CVE-2017-18344 affects the Linux kernel before 4.14.8. The timer_create syscall in kernel/time/posix-timers.c fails to validate sigevent->sigev_notify, causing out-of-bounds access in show_timer when /proc/$PID/timers is read and enabling a local user to read arbitrary kernel memory on builds ...

CVE-2018-16862

CVE-2018-16862 : Linux kernel cleancache clears an inode after the final truncation, allowing a new file with the same inode to read leftover pages from the old file. The connected doc confirms a local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. No patch/fix details are provided in t...

CVE-2022-25265

CVE-2022-25265 is a Linux kernel issue affecting binaries built around 2003 (e.g., GCC 3.2.2 with Linux 2.4.20) that can allow local attackers to execute code by exploiting exec-all attribute in non-executable regions. Connected advisories show the vulnerability being addressed as part of kernel/...

CVE-2022-49731

CVE-2022-49731 affects the Linux kernel’s ata_libata-core. The flaw is a NULL pointer dereference in ata_host_alloc_pinfo() if the ppi array starts with NULL, causing a kernel oops. The fix initializes the local pi variable to &ata_dummy_port_info to prevent the oops. This vulnerability is addres...