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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-10-16T21:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:27:41.301Z

Reserved: 2016-10-13T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-8658

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-10-16T21:59:13.147

Modified: 2024-11-21T02:59:47.020

Link: CVE-2016-8658

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2016-09-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-8658 - Bugzilla