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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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-9497 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3145-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3145-2 Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3146-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3146-2 Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3161-3 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3161-4 Linux kernel (Qualcomm Snapdragon) vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

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

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

Link: CVE-2016-8658

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

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

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-8658

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

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

Links: CVE-2016-8658 - Bugzilla

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