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CVE-2016-8630

5.5 mediumEPSS 0.4%

Medium (5.5) in linux linux kernel. EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

5.5 medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 30% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWEs
CWE-284, CWE-476
Published
Modified
Record from
the NVD, synced

Affected

References

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