CVE-2016-10150
critical
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
9.8
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Linux kernel Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | 4.8.13 |
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 4.8.15-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 4.8.15-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 4.8.15-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 4.8.15-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 4.8.15-1 |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10150.html
- 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
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-10150
CWEs
CWE-264 CWE-416
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