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Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel

576 points · 408 comments · luispa

  1. modeless · · focus · HN ↗
    1,313 vulnerabilities, to be precise.
    1. kachnuv_ocasek · · focus · HN ↗
      That's slightly less than the number of CVEs issued in 2003 in total (1,527).

      For context, there are 48,152 CVEs from 2025 and 73,356 in 2026 so far.

      1. devy · · focus · HN ↗
        In total meaning the total assigned CVE numbers?

        Yeah, the "Several" is a massive understatement.

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