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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…
Critical9.8EPSS 10.2%
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- Updated
- Reserved
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- redhat
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 10.2% · top 4.3% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (6)
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.13 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20170118 CVE request Kernel: kvm: use-after-free issue while creating devices (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a0f1d21c1ccb1da66629627a74059dd7f5ac9c61 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 95672 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a0f1d21c1ccb1da66629627a74059dd7f5ac9c61 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1414506 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
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