# BlackHat/DEFCON 2011 talk: Breaking out of KVM

DevFeed: [BlackHat/DEFCON 2011 talk: Breaking out of KVM](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/blackhat-defcon-2011-talk-breaking-out-of-kvm-21930.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.nelhage.com/2011/08/breaking-out-of-kvm/>)

Author: Nelson Elhage

Published: 2011-08-08T13:32:29Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Nelson Elhage](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/nelson-elhage.md>)

Topics: [Exploit](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/exploit.md>), [bug](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bug.md>), [Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code.md>), [Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux.md>), [test](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/test.md>)

Tags: [black-hat](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/black-hat.md>), [bug](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bug.md>), [defcon](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/defcon.md>), [exploit](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/exploit.md>), [kernel](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kernel.md>), [kvm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kvm.md>), [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>), [talk](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/talk.md>), [test](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/test.md>)

## AI overview

The article announces final slides and code from a DEFCON and Black Hat talk about breaking out of KVM, the Linux Kernel-based Virtual Machine. It says the exploit can be run in a local test environment and that the underlying bug was found using a KVM fuzzer.

## Source excerpt

I've posted the final slides from my talk this year at DEFCON and Black Hat, on breaking out of the KVM Kernel Virtual Machine on Linux. Virtunoid: Breaking out of KVM from Nelson Elhage [Edited 2011-08-11] The code is now available. It should be fairly well-commented, and include links to everything you'll need to get the exploit up and running in a local test environment, if you're so inclined. In addition, as I mentioned, this bug was found by a simple KVM fuzzer I wrote.