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CVE-2016-10150
CRITICAL
Use-after-free vulnerability in the kvm_ioctl_create_device function in virt/kvm/kvm_main.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.13 allows host OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) or possibly gain privileges via crafted ioctl calls on the /dev/kvm device.
Published: Feb 6, 2017
Modified: Jun 17, 2026
CWE-264
CWE-416
CVSS Metrics
CVSSv3
Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | * ≥ 4.8.0 < 4.8.13 |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-44w7-mm9p-xc7h
Use-after-free vulnerability in the kvm_ioctl_create_device function in virt/kvm/kvm_main.c in...
References (12)
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a0f1d21c1ccb1da66629627a74059dd7f5ac9c61 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.13 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/18/10 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95672 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1414506 Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a0f1d21c1ccb1da66629627a74059dd7f5ac9c61 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a0f1d21c1ccb1da66629627a74059dd7f5ac9c61 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.13 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/18/10 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95672 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1414506 Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a0f1d21c1ccb1da66629627a74059dd7f5ac9c61 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
9.8 / 10
EPSS Score
10.18%
Top 5% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
42.3 / 100
Data Sources
NVD
EPSS
GitHub