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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 OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) or possibly gain privileges via crafted ioctl calls on the /dev/kvm device.

    Published:Nov 30, 2016
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Feb 6, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.00587
    CVSS Score:9.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-416 Use After Free

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a0f1d21c1ccb1da66629627a74059dd7f5ac9c61
    http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.13
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/18/10
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95672
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1414506
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a0f1d21c1ccb1da66629627a74059dd7f5ac9c61
    http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a0f1d21c1ccb1da66629627a74059dd7f5ac9c61
    http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.13
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/18/10
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95672
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1414506
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a0f1d21c1ccb1da66629627a74059dd7f5ac9c61

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
    None
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
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