CVE-2016-8630

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…

published November 28, 2016

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
28.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00364 · 28.8th percentile
Published
2016-11-28T03:01Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 28 NOV 03:01Z
    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…
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