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UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8658 Moderate

UBUNTU-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 unspecified other impact via a long SSID Information Element in a command to a Netlink socket.

Exploit probability Not scored
Published October 16, 2016
Required by Not available
Last source change April 22, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS linux

100 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS linux-lts-vivid

35 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS linux-lts-xenial

16 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux

36 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-raspi2

17 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-snapdragon

13 explicit affected versions

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

related USN-3145-2

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities UBUNTU-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 unspecified other impact via a long SSID Information Element in a command to a Netlink socket.

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence