CVE-2010-4258

The CVE-2010-4258 issue affects the Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.36.2. The do_exit function in kernel/exit.c mishandles a KERNEL_DS get_fs value, bypassing access_ok checks and enabling local privilege escalation by overwriting arbitrary kernel memory. Exploitation vectors include use of th...

CVE-2021-20261

CVE-2021-20261 is a local race-condition vulnerability in the Linux kernel floppy disk drive controller (fd0) driver. The issue’s impact is mitigated by default file permissions on /dev/fd0 being root-only; changes to device permissions can greatly increase risk. The initial description notes a l...

CVE-2021-3739

CVE-2021-3739 is a local NULL pointer dereference in the Linux kernel’s btrfs_rm_device() (fs/btrfs/volumes.c) that requires CAP_SYS_ADMIN to trigger. The issue can crash the system or leak kernel information, with impact to availability and, to a lesser extent, confidentiality. Multiple connecte...

CVE-2023-52881

CVE-2023-52881 : In the Linux kernel, a vulnerability in TCP ACK handling allowed accepting ACKs for bytes that were never sent. The fix tightens ACK validation to the RFC 5961 range and adds tp->bytes_acked in linux-4.2+. Affected: Linux kernel TCP stack; Impact: potential remote/system compr...

CVE-2024-42265

CVE-2024-42265 pertains to the Linux kernel and was resolved by protecting the fetch of ->fd[fd] in do_dup2() from mispredictions. The issue arose when a mispredicted path could cause tofree = fdt->fd[fd] to be speculatively executed, which is incorrect for bounds reasons. The documented fi...

CVE-2024-49884

CVE-2024-49884 : Linux kernel ext4 slab-use-after-free in ext4_split_extent_at() during unwritten/extents handling. The issue stems from use-after-free of path data (path) when updating extents after an error (-ENOMEM/-EIO). The connected Astra Linux and kernel notes describe the root cause chain...

CVE-2024-53121

The CVE-2024-53121 issue is in the Linux kernel’s mlx5 offload path (net/mlx5) where a two‑step delete of an FTE could race with a new rule add. Specifically, the deletion sequence first removes the FTE from hardware and clears its deletion function, then removes the software copy from the xarray...

CVE-2025-21682

CVE-2025-21682 affects the Linux kernel bnxt Ethernet driver. When XDP is detached, features are not reliably recalculated, causing HW-GRO to stay off and potentially re-enable inconsistently during later reconfigurations. This can lead to a NULL pointer dereference in the RSS/path eventually, as...

CVE-2025-21862

CVE-2025-21862 affects the Linux kernel drop_monitor path. Root cause: incorrect initialization order leading to a spinlock not being initialized if drop_monitor is loaded as a module, enabling a potential race during module loading. Impact: may cause instability or erroneous behavior in netlink/...

CVE-2015-5364

The CVE-2015-5364 issue affects the Linux kernel prior to 4.0.6, where udp_recvmsg/udpv6_recvmsg fail to handle processor yielding correctly, enabling remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (system hang) via UDP packet flood with incorrect checksums. Related CVE-2015-5366 also concerns U...

CVE-2017-17864

CVE-2017-17864 affects the Linux kernel up to version 4.14.8, specifically the BPF verifier code (kernel/bpf/verifier.c). The root cause is a mishandling of states_equal comparisons between the pointer data type and the UNKNOWN_VALUE data type, which can allow a local user to leak potentially sen...

CVE-2017-5551

CVE-2017-5551 affects the Linux kernel; the simple_set_acl function in fs/posix_acl.c does not clear the setgid bit during a setxattr call on tmpfs, enabling a local user to gain group privileges if a setgid program exists with restricted execute permissions. This is tied to an incomplete fix of ...

CVE-2018-5953

CVE-2018-5953 concerns the Linux kernel vulnerability where the function swiotlb_print_info (lib/swiotlb.c) in kernels up to 4.14.14 can leak sensitive address information via a software IO TLB printk in dmesg, exploitable by a local attacker. The connected Nessus entries for Unity Linux 20.x (ke...

CVE-2019-20806

CVE-2019-20806 affects the Linux kernel up to version 5.1 (i.e., before 5.2). The issue is a NULL pointer dereference in tw5864_handle_frame() (drivers/media/pci/tw5864/tw5864-video.c) that can lead to denial of service. The connected Nessus advisories reiterate the same root cause and state affe...

CVE-2024-26717

CVE-2024-26717: Linux kernel HID I2C- HID OF driver fix for NULL pointer dereference on power-up failure. The OF driver did not initialize the client pointer, which is dereferenced when power-up fails, potentially leading to a NULL-deref. The entry documents a resolved issue in the HID i2c-hid-of...

CVE-2024-35866

CVE-2024-35866: Linux kernel SMB CIFS client use-after-free in cifs_dump_full_key() addressed by skipping sessions tearing down (status == SES_EXITING) to prevent UAF. Connected docs confirm this fix and list multiple downstream advisories (e.g., ALAS2KERNEL, ALAS2023, Debian DLA-4193-1) referenc...

CVE-2024-38619

CVE-2024-38619 (Linux kernel, usb-storage alauda) : The issue arises in the alauda media handling where the field uzonesize can stay zero if alauda_init_media() fails, potentially causing divide errors in alauda_read_data() and alauda_write_lba(). The fix, as described in the description, adds a ...

CVE-2024-39474

CVE-2024-39474 involves a Linux kernel vmalloc regression where __GFP_NOFAIL allocations may return NULL, due to a race with OOM-killer flow and GFP_KERNEL handling. The fix updates vm_area_alloc_pages() to not check fatal_signal_pending() when __GFP_NOFAIL is set, preventing a NULL vmalloc() ret...

CVE-2024-41042

Based on the provided documents, CVE-2024-41042 affects the Linux kernel nf_tables component. The vulnerability stems from the loop-detection path: nf_tables_check_loops() and its helpers were used to detect cycles in nft chains. The affected code path is nf_tables: the fix replaces or removes lo...

CVE-2024-42090

The CVE CVE-2024-42090 affects the Linux kernel pinctrl subsystem. Root cause: in create_pinctrl(), pinctrl_maps_mutex is held when add_setting() can return -EPROBE_DEFER, and the code then calls pinctrl_free(), which attempts to re-acquire pinctrl_maps_mutex, risking a deadlock. The patch fixes ...

CVE-2024-42244

CVE-2024-42244 concerns the Linux kernel USB serial mos7840 driver. The vulnerability caused a crash on resume when multiple port read URBs were submitted after resume, due to the second URB’s context pointer remaining tied to the core instead of the mos7840 port. A dedicated suspend/resume imple...

CVE-2024-42246

CVE-2024-42246 is a Linux kernel issue where -EPERM from a BPF program on kernel_connect() could cause xs_tcp_setup_socket() to loop and potentially freeze the kernel. The vulnerability’s root cause is EPERM propagation in the TCP/XS path; mitigations described in public notes include remapping E...

CVE-2024-43856

CVE-2024-43856 : Linux kernel vulnerability in dmam_free_coherent() where freeing a DMA allocation could race with concurrent allocations to the same vaddr, causing two devres entries to share the same vaddr and possibly free the wrong one. The fix is to destroy the devres entry before freeing th...

CVE-2024-43904

CVE-2024-43904 is a Linux kernel issue affecting the AMD display pipeline. The vulnerability stemmed from missing null checks in drm/amd/display code, where the variables stream and plane could be dereferenced without verifying non-null values in dcn30_apply_idle_power_optimizations, risking a nu...

CVE-2024-45002

CVE-2024-45002 is a Linux kernel vulnerability affecting rtla/osnoise: a NULL dereference in error handling when tool->data allocation fails. The issue is confirmed in multiple vendor advisories (Azure Linux Nessus, Astra Linux bulletin, Debian DLA-4008) and is tied to kernel code paths involv...

CVE-2024-56767

CVE-2024-56767 affects the Linux kernel in dmaengine/at_xdmac where at_xdmac_memset_create_desc may return NULL, risking a null pointer dereference and a potential crash (availability impact). Connected sources confirm the issue in upstream kernel code and note patches/upgraded packages: e.g., De...

CVE-2025-21776

CVE-2025-21776 affects the Linux kernel USB hub driver where non‑compliant hubs with more than one config/interface can trigger a crash (usb_hub_to_struct_hub dereference). A fix exists: the driver now refuses hubs violating USB spec (more than one configuration or interface). Connected advisorie...

CVE-2017-1000363

CVE-2017-1000363: Linux kernel lp driver bounds-check flaw in lp.c allows a local attacker with write access to kernel command line arguments to overflow parport_nr and execute arbitrary code. Root cause: missing bounds check in arg handling. Public disclosures include Debian security advisories ...

CVE-2017-12193

CVE-2017-12193 affects the Linux kernel: the function assoc_array_insert_into_terminal_node in lib/assoc_array.c mishandles node splitting, leading to a NULL pointer dereference and kernel panic via a crafted application. The vulnerability is in kernels prior to 4.13.11, enabling local attackers ...

CVE-2018-10882

CVE-2018-10882 affects the Linux kernel ext4 implementation. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds write in fs/jbd2/transaction.c by mounting/unmounting a crafted ext4 image, causing denial of service and potential system crash. Public details describe the vulnerability as part of ext4 file-s...

CVE-2018-13099

CVE-2018-13099 concerns the Linux kernel fs/f2fs/inline.c up to version 4.4, where a denial of service can occur via an out-of-bounds memory access and BUG when a modified f2fs image contains an inline inode with an invalid reserved blkaddr. The connected Nessus advisories (Unity Linux) describe ...

CVE-2021-20320

CVE-2021-20320 : A flaw in the Linux kernel, specifically in s390 eBPF JIT (bpf_jit_insn in arch/s390/net/bpf_jit_comp.c). The vulnerability could let a local attacker with restricted privileges bypass the verifier and cause a confidentiality impact. Connected advisories (Unity Linux UTSA-2026-00...

CVE-2021-47274

CVE-2021-47274 (Linux kernel tracing): The issue stems from a length check in tracing that can cause memory corruption in ftrace data, leading to kernel crashes. A fix was added (commit b220c049d519) to validate the length before exposing the trace buffer, addressing overflow introduced by a prio...

CVE-2022-2977

CVE-2022-2977 affects the Linux kernel’s proxied virtualized TPM devices. When virtual TPMs are configured, a local attacker can trigger a use-after-free that may lead to privilege escalation. Public documents confirm the vulnerability description, but neither exploit details nor a concrete remed...

CVE-2023-35824

CVE-2023-35824 is a Linux kernel use-after-free in the dm1105_remove path (drivers/media/pci/dm1105/dm1105.c), fixed by Linux kernel 6.3.2 (ChangeLog-6.3.2). The Astra Linux bulletin and related sources confirm the same issue affecting kernel before 6.3.2 and cite the same function/file, indicati...

CVE-2024-26906

CVE-2024-26906 : In the Linux kernel, x86/mm: Disallow vsyscall page read for copy_from_kernel_nofault(). A bpf program reading the vsyscall page with bpf_probe_read_kernel() can trigger copy_from_kernel_nofault(), which calls __get_user_asm() and may fault because the vsyscall page is not readab...

CVE-2024-27057

CVE-2024-27057 affects the Linux kernel ASoC: SOF ipc4-pcm path. The issue arises when suspend occurs with audio active; sof_ipc4_pcm_hw_free() resets pipelines, but if the firmware crashes or the state change via sof_ipc4_set_multi_pipeline_state() fails, kernel/firmware state can become misalig...

CVE-2024-35946

CVE-2024-35946 affects the Linux kernel’s wifi rt89 (rtw89) driver, where a null pointer dereference could occur during abort/cancel of a scan because the code might reference a vif that wasn’t scanning. The public description and connected advisories confirm the issue and cite resolving it by en...

CVE-2024-36883

CVE-2024-36883 is a Linux kernel vulnerability in the networking code, specifically a out-of-bounds access in the function path associated with pernet ops. The root cause is a sequence where net_alloc_generic reads max_gen_ptrs twice (before and after a potential race) while net_alloc runs withou...

CVE-2024-46740

CVE-2024-46740 affects the Linux kernel binder subsystem. The issue arises when copying raw data between binder objects during transactions: there is no bounds check for data outside the target data section, so excess raw data can overwrite the offsets section. This can corrupt object indices dur...

CVE-2024-50256

CVE-2024-50256 affects the Linux kernel netfilter path nf_reject_ipv6. The issue arises in nf_send_reset6() when a zero or insufficient hardware header length (dev->hard_header_len) leads to attempting to push an Ethernet header, crash, and kernel BUG in skbuff.c. The provided trace shows skb_...

CVE-2024-53174

CVE-2024-53174 concerns a Linux kernel SUNRPC use-after-free in the cache path: c_show could dereference a freed cache entry due to RC ul protection when reading via cache_show. The fix uses cache_get_rcu to ensure the cache entry (cp) remains active while accessed, preventing a refcount UAF. Aff...

CVE-2024-56642

CVE-2024-56642 fixes a Linux kernel tipc use-after-free involving UDP sockets in cleanup_bearer(). The bug occurred when bearer_disable() leads to tipc_udp_disable(), and cleanup_bearer() decrements tipc_net(net)->wq_count too early, allowing a socket to be freed before its cleanup work comple...

CVE-2024-56664

CVE-2024-56664 is a Linux kernel issue in bpf, sockmap where replacing an element (with a different socket) can race with the socket’s close(), causing sock_map_delete to unref the wrong element. The result is a potential use-after-free/refcount mismanagement during sock map deletions (as detaile...

CVE-2014-8134

CVE-2014-8134 affects the Linux kernel’s KVM paravirt code path (arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c, paravirt_ops_setup) through version 3.18. The root cause is an improper paravirt_enabled setting for KVM guest kernels, which could allow a guest user to bypass ASLR via a crafted application that reads a 16‑b...

CVE-2015-8830

CVE-2015-8830 is a Linux kernel vulnerability caused by an integer overflow in the aio_setup_single_vector path (fs/aio.c) when handling a large AIO iovec. The issue could allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service or potentially other impact, as described in the CVE entry and reflected ...

CVE-2017-16537

CVE-2017-16537 affects the Linux kernel: the imon_probe function in drivers/media/rc/imon.c up to version 4.13.11 allows a local user to trigger a NULL pointer dereference via a crafted USB device, leading to a denial of service (system crash) and potentially other impact. The connected Nessus en...

CVE-2017-17862

CVE-2017-17862 affects the Linux kernel up to 4.14.8. The issue stems from kernel/bpf/verifier.c mis-pruning of unreachable code, which could be mishandled by JITs and enable a local denial-of-service by unprivileged users. Connected advisories and patches indicate this was addressed via kernel f...

CVE-2022-3646

CVE-2022-3646 is a Linux kernel vulnerability affecting the nilfs_attach_log_writer function in fs/nilfs2/segment.c (BPF component). The issue enables a memory leak and may be exploitable remotely. A patch is recommended to fix this issue (VDB-211961).

CVE-2023-22998

CVE-2023-22998 affects the Linux kernel prior to 6.0.3. The vulnerability stems from drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_object.c misinterpreting the drm_gem_shmem_get_sg_table return value (treating an error pointer as NULL). This can allow a remote authenticated attacker on the local network to caus...