Vulnerability Database · Debian · Package report
linux: vulnerability history, versions and safety
linux is a package in the Debian ecosystem. Vulert records 16,174 vulnerabilities for it across 120 releases, from Nov -0001 to Aug 2026. Each vulnerability names the versions it affects, the fixed version to move to, and a workaround where no fix has been published.
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Vulert verdict on linux i
Updated on 23 Oct 2026
Careful: 4,456 of the 16,174 vulnerabilities Vulert records for this package have no fix yet. Plan around those, or apply the workaround listed for each. The rest have a fixed version to move to.
What to do: Plan around the 4,456 vulnerabilities with no published fix: each lists the affected range and any workaround that reduces exposure. No fix yet: Vulert alerts you the moment one is published. Monitor it with Vulert →
- Vulnerabilities on record 16,174 over 2026 years · 2,301 in the last year i
- Latest disclosure 28 Aug 2026 i
- Highest CVSS 9.8 i
- With no published fix 4,456 i
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01 Versions
Which versions are affected
Every version Vulert holds for linux, newest first, with the vulnerabilities that name it. A version with a count of zero has no recorded vulnerabilities; open a version to see the vulnerabilities it is exposed to.
Newest 120 of 509 versions on record. Severity counts are the vulnerabilities recorded against that exact release.
02 Disclosure history
How often vulnerabilities are recorded
Counted by the year Vulert recorded each vulnerability — the same date the table below shows as disclosed. 2,301 of the 16,174 were recorded in the last 12 months.
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03 Vulnerabilities
Recorded vulnerabilities for linux
| Vulnerability | Severity | Fixed version ↓ | Disclosed ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Critical Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Linux Kernel (CVE-2012-6712) | 9.8 critical | 3.8.11-1 | 27 Jul 2019 |
| Critical Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Intel Ethernet Controller RDMA Driver for Linux | 9.8 critical | 5.10.205-2 | 11 Aug 2023 |
| Out of Boundary Access Vulnerability in Linux Kernel - CVE-2017-18379 | 9.8 critical | 4.14.2-1 | 27 Jul 2019 |
| Denial of Service Vulnerability in Linux Kernel - CVE-2018-5703 | 9.8 critical | 4.15.11-1 | 16 Jan 2018 |
| Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Linux Kernel's nl80211.c - CVE-2019-16746 | 9.8 critical | 5.3.7-1 | 24 Sep 2019 |
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Updated: 23/Oct/2026 · Vulnerabilities in our DB: 524315
