CVE-2016-10150

moderate-risk
Published 2017-02-06

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.

Do I need to act?

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2.7% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Linux

References (12)

Issue Tracking http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a0f1d2...
Release Notes http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.13
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/18/10
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95672
Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1414506
Issue Tracking https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a0f1d21c1ccb1da66629627a74059dd7f5ac9c6...
Issue Tracking http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a0f1d2...
Release Notes http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.13
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/18/10
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95672
Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1414506
Issue Tracking https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a0f1d21c1ccb1da66629627a74059dd7f5ac9c6...
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 6/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal