CVE-2016-10150

Use-after-free vulnerability in the kvm_ioctl_create_device function in virt/kvm/kvm_main.c in...

9.8 CriticalFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

10.2%Up 9.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

Record: CVE-2016-10150
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-264, CWE-416
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-10150
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-1338 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-1338
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-44w7-mm9p-xc7h 9.8

Use-after-free vulnerability in the kvm_ioctl_create_device function in virt/kvm/kvm_main.c in...

Record: GHSA-44w7-mm9p-xc7h
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 9.8

Record: CVE-2016-10150
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-10150 9.8

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10150
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-10150 9.8

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10150
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

linux kernel

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`linux` Debian:12	before 4.8.15-1	4.8.15-1
`linux` Debian:13	before 4.8.15-1	4.8.15-1
`linux` Debian:14	before 4.8.15-1	4.8.15-1
`linux-hwe` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	before 4.8.0-39.42~16.04.1, plus listed versions 4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1	4.8.0-39.42~16.04.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-10150 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Linux Kernel, published December 31, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.2%, the 95th percentile. Fixed in linux 4.8.15-1.

References

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