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DEBIAN-CVE-2016-8658

DEBIAN-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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0
6.099999904632568
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:14linux0, 0, 0
Debian:11linux0, 0, 0
Debian:12linux0, 0, 0
Debian:13linux0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Oct 16, 2016 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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