Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 6, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2016-10150
CVE-2016-10150
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
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
6- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/18/10nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatch
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a0f1d21c1ccb1da66629627a74059dd7f5ac9c61nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.13nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/95672nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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