CVE-2016-8633

MEDIUM

Linux kernel <4.8.7 - RCE

Title source: llm

Description

drivers/firewire/net.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.7, in certain unusual hardware configurations, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted fragmented packets.

References (11)

[Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory] http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=667121ace9dbafb368618dbabcf07901c962ddac

[Release Notes] http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.7

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/06/1

[Vendor Advisory] https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676

[Vendor Advisory] https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062

[Issue Tracking] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1391490

[Third Party Advisory] https://eyalitkin.wordpress.com/2016/11/06/cve-publication-cve-2016-8633/

[Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/667121ace9dbafb368618dbabcf07901c962ddac

View Patch ZIP pw:eip

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94149

[Vendor Advisory] https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1170

[Vendor Advisory] https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1190

Scores

CVSS v3 6.8

EPSS 0.0093

EPSS Percentile 75.8%

Attack Vector PHYSICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-119 CWE-284

Status published

Affected Products (2)

linux/linux_kernel < 4.8.6

n/a/n/a

Timeline

Published Nov 28, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026