CVE-2016-8658

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…

published October 16, 2016

CVSS
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EPSS
1%
Percentile
51.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00672 · 51.2th percentile
Published
2016-10-16T21:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 16 OCT 21:00Z
    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…
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