CVE-2016-10150
Critical · 9.8CVSS
9.8
EPSS
10.2%
Published
Feb 6, 2017
CISA due date
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The record
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.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:11 | linux | 0 | 4.8.15-1 |
| Debian:12 | linux | 0 | 4.8.15-1 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 0 | 4.8.15-1 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 0 | 4.8.15-1 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-hwe | 0 | 4.8.0-39.42~16.04.1 |
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