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CVE-2016-8630
Published: Nov 28, 2016
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.7
x_refsource_CONFIRM
94459
vdb-entry
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1393350
x_refsource_CONFIRM
RHSA-2017:0387
vendor-advisory
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[oss-security] 20161122 CVE-2016-8630 kernel: kvm: x86: NULL pointer dereference duringinstruction decode
mailing-list
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RHSA-2017:0386
vendor-advisory
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