UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10150 (CVE-2016-10150)
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2016-12-31 00:00 – Updated: 2025-09-08 16:43 – Source website
VLAI
Details
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.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
9.8 (Critical)
N/A (UNKNOWN)
References
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"modified": "2025-09-08T16:43:58Z",
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