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CVE-2016-8658

CVE-2016-8658 PUBLISHED CVSS 6.099999904632568 MEDIUM

Stack-based buffer overflow in the brcmf_cfg80211_start_ap function in drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c in the Linux kernel before 4.7.5 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long SSID Information Element in a command to a Netlink socket.

EPSS 0.67% · 50.1th percentile

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.0
6.099999904632568
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
EPSS Score
0.67%
50.1th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux4.4.0-42.62, 4.3.0-6.17, 4.4.0-22.39
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-vivid3.19.0-18.18~14.04.1, *, *
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-snapdragon4.4.0-1032.36, 0, 4.4.0-1012.12
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-xenial*, *, *
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux3.13.0-1.16, 3.12.0-7.15, 3.12.0-5.13
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-raspi24.4.0-1017.23, 4.4.0-1010.12, 4.4.0-1016.22

Timeline

  • Oct 16, 2016 CVE Published
  • Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
  • May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Jul 15, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Sep 6, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Dec 21, 2022 EPSS Score
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  • May 30, 2023 EPSS Score
  • Jul 22, 2023 EPSS Score

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