What is CVE-2016-10150?

CVE-2016-10150 is a Critical severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10, classified as a Permissions, Privileges and Access Control flaw (CWE-264). CVE-2016-10150 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-10150?

CVE-2016-10150 has a CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10, rated Critical severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2016-10150?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2016-10150. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2016-10150 actively exploited?

CVE-2016-10150 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Permissions, Privileges and Access Control (CWE-264)?

Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and access controls. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/264.html

CVE-2016-10150

Critical

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2017-02-06

Last modified 2026-05-13

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

9.8

out of 10

Critical

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-264

CVE-2016-10150 is a Permissions, Privileges and Access Control vulnerability

What is Permissions, Privileges and Access Control?

Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and access controls. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2016-10150 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.13

Release Notes Vendor Advisory
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95672

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a0f1d21c1ccb1da66629627a74059dd7f5ac9c61
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/18/10
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1414506
Patch

4 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2016-10150

Severity Critical

CVSS score 9.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2017-02-06

Modified 2026-05-13

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10150?

CVE-2016-10150 is a Critical severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10 , classified as a Permissions, Privileges and Access Control flaw (CWE-264) . CVE-2016-10150 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-10150?

CVE-2016-10150 has a CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10, rated Critical severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2016-10150?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2016-10150. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2016-10150 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2016-10150 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Permissions, Privileges and Access Control (CWE-264)?

Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and access controls. View CWE-264 on MITRE CWE →