| Name | CVE-2016-8630 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux (PTS) | buster | 4.19.249-2 | fixed |
| buster (security) | 4.19.269-1 | fixed | |
| bullseye | 5.10.158-2 | fixed | |
| bullseye (security) | 5.10.162-1 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 6.1.15-1 | fixed | |
| sid | 6.1.20-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| linux | source | wheezy | (not affected) | |||
| linux | source | jessie | (not affected) | |||
| linux | source | (unstable) | 4.8.7-1 |
[jessie] - linux <not-affected> (Vulnerable code introduced later)
[wheezy] - linux <not-affected> (Vulnerable code introduced later)
Fixed by: https://git.kernel.org/linus/d9092f52d7e61dd1557f2db2400ddb430e85937e (v4.9-rc4)
Introduced by: https://git.kernel.org/linus/41061cdb98a0bec464278b4db8e894a3121671f5 (v3.17-rc1)