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Linux » Linux Kernel » * * * * : Vulnerability Statistics

Vulnerabilities (2234) Related Metasploit Modules   (Cpe Name:cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*)
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Vulnerability Trends Over Time

Year # of Vulnerabilities DoS Code Execution Overflow Memory Corruption Sql Injection XSS Directory Traversal Http Response Splitting Bypass something Gain Information Gain Privileges CSRF File Inclusion # of exploits
1999 5 2 1
2001 13 4 1
2003 2 1 1 1
2004 3 1 1
2005 10 7 2 1 1 2
2006 13 7 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
2007 27 16 1 3 1 3 2
2008 35 22 7 2 2 6 6
2009 62 40 10 5 5 7 14 2
2010 94 46 2 11 3 6 30 12 5
2011 76 57 1 20 8 1 20 9 1
2012 99 71 1 21 9 5 18 10
2013 153 85 6 34 13 11 38 23 6
2014 122 82 6 18 10 10 28 19 10
2015 76 51 5 13 4 9 10 13
2016 204 147 4 35 17 11 33 48 1
2017 197 129 6 36 17 13 28 29
2018 160 78 2 26 9 4 18 2
2019 264 104 8 29 6 1 5 15 1
2020 116 21 4 11 5 1 6 4 3
2021 145 19 9 14 4 2 5 14 3
2022 258 38 8 28 5 7 23 13
2023 98 14 6 7 2 9 1
Total 2232 1042 72 327 120 5 105 307 211 25
% Of All 46.7 3.2 14.7 5.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 4.7 13.8 9.5 0.0 0.0

Warning : Vulnerabilities with publish dates before 1999 are not included in this table and chart. (Because there are not many of them and they make the page look bad; and they may not be actually published in those years.)

Vulnerabilities By Year
5
13
2
3
10
13
27
35
62
94
76
99
153
122
76
204
197
160
264
116
145
258
98
  1999 5
2001 13
2003 2
2004 3
2005 10
2006 13
2007 27
2008 35
2009 62
2010 94
2011 76
2012 99
2013 153
2014 122
2015 76
2016 204
2017 197
2018 160
2019 264
2020 116
2021 145
2022 258
2023 98
Vulnerabilities By Type
1042
105
327
211
72
307
120
5
  Denial of Service 1042
Bypass Something 105
Overflow 327
Gain Privilege 211
Execute Code 72
Gain Information 307
Memory Corruption 120
Directory Traversal 5

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This page lists vulnerability statistics for Linux Linux Kernel * * * *. Vulnerability statistics provide a quick overview for security vulnerabilities of Linux Linux Kernel * * * *

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