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 4.7.5 allows local users to cause a denial
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.67% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 51.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2016-10-16 21:00Z10 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 02:27Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2016-10-13
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 88faa71efa944598b47eb4751f2e4514a45db2eeb32f1b9e6c22811e5be5f866
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-3146-2http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3146-2
- github.comhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ded89912156b1a47d940a0c954c43afbabd0c42c
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-3146-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3146-1
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-3145-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3145-1
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ded89912156b1a47d940a0c954c43afbabd0c42c
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20161013 Re: CVE Request -- Broadcom Wifi Driver Brcmfmac brcmf_cfg80211_start_ap Buffer Overflowhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/13/1
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1384403
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-3145-2http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3145-2
- www.securityfocus.com93541http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93541
- www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.7.5
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- linux Fixed in 4.7.5-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- linux Fixed in 4.7.5-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- linux Fixed in 4.7.5-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- linux Fixed in 3.13.0-103.150
- linux-lts-vivid Fixed in 3.19.0-75.83~14.04.1
- linux-lts-xenial Fixed in 4.4.0-51.72~14.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- linux Fixed in 4.4.0-51.72
- linux-raspi2 Fixed in 4.4.0-1038.45
- linux-snapdragon Fixed in 4.4.0-1042.46
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.