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CVE-2016-10150 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a0f1d21c1ccb1da66629627a74059dd7f5ac9c61 CVEIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1414506 CVEIssue TrackingPatch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a0f1d21c1ccb1da66629627a74059dd7f5ac9c61 CVEIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.13 CVERelease NotesVendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/18/10 CVEMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

see all 12 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls[email protected]
CWE-416Use After Free[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
linux linux kernel
>= 4.8.0, < 4.8.13

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-10150
NVD Published Date:
Feb 6, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-10150 Details - Not Deferred