CVE-2016-10150 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's KVM virtualization module (kvm_ioctl_create_device function), affecting versions prior to 4.8.13. This flaw allows host OS users to trigger a denial of service (host crash) or potentially escalate privileges by sending specially crafted ioctl calls to the /dev/kvm device. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it is considered critical due to its network attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is not available, though the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, indicating awareness.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 4.8.0, < 4.8.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.