---
cve: "CVE-2016-8630"
severity: "LOW"
cvss: 3.1
epss: "36%"
vendor: "n/a"
kev: false
exploited: false
published: "2016-11-28 03:59:03"
tags: [cve, security, low]
source: tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier
exported: "2026-09-17T08:21:22+02:00"
---

# CVE-2016-8630

> 3.1 LOW · 🧪 PoC

## Beschreibung

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.

## Referenzen

- <http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.7>
- <http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94459>
- <https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1393350>
- <http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0387.html>
- <https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d9092f52d7e61dd1557f2db2400ddb430e85937e>
- <http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=d9092f52d7e61dd1557f2db2400ddb430e85937e>
- <http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/22/3>
- <http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0386.html>

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_Exportiert aus dem [tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier](https://tsecurity.de/cve?cve=CVE-2016-8630) · Datenquellen: EUVD (ENISA), NVD, OSV, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Exploit-DB, BSI BITS_