Medium severity6.1NVD Advisory· Published Oct 16, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-8658
CVE-2016-8658
Description
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.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
10- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatch
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ded89912156b1a47d940a0c954c43afbabd0c42cnvdIssue TrackingPatch
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.7.5nvdRelease Notes
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/13/1nvdMailing List
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93541nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3145-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3145-2nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3146-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3146-2nvd
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