CVE-2016-10150
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 10.2% (pctl 96)
Patch early
EPSS 10.2% — above the 10% action threshold.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 10.18% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-264 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2017-02-06 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| linux | linux kernel |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a0f1d21c1ccb1da66629627a74059dd7f5ac9c61
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.13
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/18/10
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95672
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1414506
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a0f1d21c1ccb1da66629627a74059dd7f5ac9c61
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a0f1d21c1ccb1da66629627a74059dd7f5ac9c61
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.13
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/18/10
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95672
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1414506
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a0f1d21c1ccb1da66629627a74059dd7f5ac9c61
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