CVE-2016-8633
drivers/firewire/net.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.7, in certain unusual hardware configurations, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted fragmented packets.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.76%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
drivers/firewire/net.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.7, in certain unusual hardware configurations, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted fragmented packets.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.76% probability · 78th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119, CWE-284
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 1.8% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=667121ace9dbafb368618dbabcf07901c962ddacIssue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.7Release Notes
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/06/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94149
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1170
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1190
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1391490Issue Tracking
- https://eyalitkin.wordpress.com/2016/11/06/cve-publication-cve-2016-8633/Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/667121ace9dbafb368618dbabcf07901c962ddacIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=667121ace9dbafb368618dbabcf07901c962ddacIssue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.7Release Notes
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/06/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94149
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1170
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1190
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1391490Issue Tracking
- https://eyalitkin.wordpress.com/2016/11/06/cve-publication-cve-2016-8633/Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/667121ace9dbafb368618dbabcf07901c962ddacIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.