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Medium
CVE-2016-8633
drivers/firewire/net.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.7, in certain unusual...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.7
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94149
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062
- https://eyalitkin.wordpress.com/2016/11/06/cve-publication-cve-2016-8633/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1391490
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/667121ace9dbafb368618dbabcf07901c962ddac
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=667121ace9dbafb368618dbabcf07901c962ddac
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/06/1
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1170
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1190
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 28th, 2016
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.