9.8
CVSSv3

CVE-2016-10150

Published: 06/02/2017 Updated: 19/01/2023
CVSS v2 Base Score: 10 | Impact Score: 10 | Exploitability Score: 10
CVSS v3 Base Score: 9.8 | Impact Score: 5.9 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
VMScore: 891
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Summary

Use-after-free vulnerability in the kvm_ioctl_create_device function in virt/kvm/kvm_main.c in the Linux kernel prior to 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.

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Use-after-free vulnerability in the kvm_ioctl_create_device function in virt/kvm/kvm_mainc in the Linux kernel before 4813 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 ...