CVE-2016-10150

 

Published at: - 06-02-2017 07:59

Last modified: - 19-01-2023 05:14

Total changes: - 4

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.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

 

Verification logic

 

Reference

• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a0f1d21c1ccb1da66629627a74059dd7f5ac9c61
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1414506
• [oss-security] 20170118 CVE request Kernel: kvm: use-after-free issue while creating devices-Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.13
• http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a0f1d21c1ccb1da66629627a74059dd7f5ac9c61
• 95672-Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

 

Keywords

NVD

 

CVE-2016-10150

 

CVE

 

Common vulnerabilities & exposures

 

CVSS

 

Common vulnerability scoring system

 

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Vulnerabilities

 

Exposures