Critical severity · published Feb 6, 2017
CVE-2016-10150
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…
9.8
CVSS
10.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)10.2% · higher than 96% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
4.8.0 before 4.8.13 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10150
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10150
Issue Tracking
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a0f1d21c1ccb1da66629627a74059dd7f5ac9c61
Release Notes
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.13
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/18/10
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95672
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1414506
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a0f1d21c1ccb1da66629627a74059dd7f5ac9c61
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