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 of service (system crash) or possibly have…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.67%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.67% probability · 52th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.7% 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=ded89912156b1a47d940a0c954c43afbabd0c42cIssue Tracking, Patch
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.7.5Release Notes
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/13/1Mailing List
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93541
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3145-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3145-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3146-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3146-2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1384403Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ded89912156b1a47d940a0c954c43afbabd0c42cIssue Tracking, Patch
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ded89912156b1a47d940a0c954c43afbabd0c42cIssue Tracking, Patch
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.7.5Release Notes
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/13/1Mailing List
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93541
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3145-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3145-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3146-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3146-2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1384403Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ded89912156b1a47d940a0c954c43afbabd0c42cIssue Tracking, Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.