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.
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Published : 2016-11-28 03:59
Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46
NVD link : CVE-2016-8630
Mitre link : CVE-2016-8630
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-8630
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel