Security Advisory
CVE-2016-8630
5.5
MEDIUM
Vulnerability 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.
Published Date
November 28, 2016
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory