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 possi...
CriticalCVSS 9.8
EPSS 10.2%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
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.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/linux(Debian:12) | < 4.8.15-1 | 4.8.15-1 |
| debian/linux(Debian:13) | < 4.8.15-1 | 4.8.15-1 |
| debian/linux(Debian:14) | < 4.8.15-1 | 4.8.15-1 |
| Linux kernel | >= 4.8.0, < 4.8.13 | 4.8.13 |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2016-10150 vendor-advisory
- git.kernel.org issue-tracking patch third-party-advisory
- www.kernel.org release-notes vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20170118 CVE request Kernel: kvm: use-after-free issue while creating devices mailing-list patch third-party-advisory
- 95672 third-party-advisory vdb-entry
- bugzilla.redhat.com issue-tracking patch
- github.com issue-tracking patch third-party-advisory