CVE-2016-8630

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CVSS 3.0

5.5 medium

EPSS

<1%p30

Published

Nov 28, 2016 (Nov 28, 2016)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

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.

Vendors: linux
Products: linux kernel
Weakness: CWE-284, CWE-476
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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