CVE-2016-8630 PUBLISHED

The x86_decode_insn function in arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.7, when KVM is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) via a certain use of a ModR/M byte in an undefined instruction.

EPSS 0.03% · 8.7th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
0.03%
8.7th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-xenial4.4.0-15.31~14.04.1, 4.4.0-21.37~14.04.1, 4.4.0-22.39~14.04.1
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux4.4.0-17.33, 4.4.0-18.34, 4.4.0-21.37
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-snapdragon0, 4.4.0-1012.12, 4.4.0-1013.14
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-raspi24.4.0-1034.41, 4.4.0-1019.25, 4.2.0-1013.19

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