CVE-2016-8658 in Kernel
Summary
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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Reservation
10/13/2016
Disclosure
10/16/2016
Status
Confirmed
Entries
VulDB provides additional information and datapoints for this CVE:
| ID | Vulnerability | CWE | Exp | Cou | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92735 | Linux Kernel cfg80211.c brcmf_cfg80211_start_ap memory corruption | 119 | Not defined | Official fix | CVE-2016-8658 |