CVE-2016-8658
Stack-based buffer overflow in the brcmf_cfg80211_start_ap function in drivers/net/wireless...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.1
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-8658- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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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CVE-2016-8658- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-9497 No score
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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EUVD-2016-9497- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cq7v-vrjg-jccw
6.1
Stack-based buffer overflow in the brcmf_cfg80211_start_ap function in drivers/net/wireless...
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.
- Record
GHSA-cq7v-vrjg-jccw- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
6.1
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-8658- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-8658
6.1
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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DEBIAN-CVE-2016-8658- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-8658
6.1
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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UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8658- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2016-0372 No score
Updated kernel packages fix security vulnerabilities
This update is based on the upstream 4.4.30 kernel and fixes at least these security issues:
The filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.8.2 preserves the setgid bit during a setxattr call, which allows local users to gain group privileges by leveraging the existence of a setgid program with restrictions on execute permissions (CVE-2016-7097).
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 (CVE-2016-8658).
The IP stack in the Linux kernel before 4.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering use of the GRO path for packets with tunnel stacking, as demonstrated by interleaved IPv4 headers and GRE headers, a related issue to CVE-2016-7039 (CVE-2016-8666).
The fix for CVE-2016-7039 added in MGASA-2016-0347 has been updated to the final version merged upstream.
This update also resolves a regression where amdgpu and radeon users would not get any display when using displayport (upstream regression introduced in 4.4.21, mga#19707)
For other upstream fixes in this update, read the referenced changelogs.
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MGASA-2016-0372- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2016:2912-1 No score
Security update for the Linux Kernel
The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 kernel was updated to 3.12.67 to receive various security and bugfixes.
The following security bugs were fixed:
- CVE-2016-7042: The proc_keys_show function in security/keys/proc.c in the Linux kernel used an incorrect buffer size for certain timeout data, which allowed local users to cause a denial of service (stack memory corruption and panic) by reading the /proc/keys file (bsc#1004517).
- CVE-2016-7097: The filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel preserved the setgid bit during a setxattr call, which allowed local users to gain group privileges by leveraging the existence of a setgid program with restrictions on execute permissions (bsc#995968).
- CVE-2015-8956: The rfcomm_sock_bind function in net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c in the Linux kernel allowed local users to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via vectors involving a bind system call on a Bluetooth RFCOMM socket (bnc#1003925).
- CVE-2016-5696: net/ipv4/tcp_input.c in the Linux kernel did not properly determine the rate of challenge ACK segments, which made it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to hijack TCP sessions via a blind in-window attack (bnc#989152).
- CVE-2016-6130: Race condition in the sclp_ctl_ioctl_sccb function in drivers/s390/char/sclp_ctl.c in the Linux kernel allowed local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by changing a certain length value, aka a 'double fetch' vulnerability (bnc#987542).
- CVE-2016-6327: drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.c in the Linux kernel allowed local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) by using an ABORT_TASK command to abort a device write operation (bnc#994748).
- CVE-2016-6480: Race condition in the ioctl_send_fib function in drivers/scsi/aacraid/commctrl.c in the Linux kernel allowed local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access or system crash) by changing a certain size value, aka a 'double fetch' vulnerability (bnc#991608).
- CVE-2016-6828: The tcp_check_send_head function in include/net/tcp.h in the Linux kernel did not properly maintain certain SACK state after a failed data copy, which allowed local users to cause a denial of service (tcp_xmit_retransmit_queue use-after-free and system crash) via a crafted SACK option (bnc#994296).
- CVE-2016-7425: The arcmsr_iop_message_xfer function in drivers/scsi/arcmsr/arcmsr_hba.c in the Linux kernel did not restrict a certain length field, which allowed local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) via an ARCMSR_MESSAGE_WRITE_WQBUFFER control code (bnc#999932).
- 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 allowed 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 (bnc#1004462).
- CVE-2016-8666: The IP stack in the Linux kernel allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering use of the GRO path for packets with tunnel stacking, as demonstrated by interleaved IPv4 headers and GRE headers, a related issue to CVE-2016-7039 (bsc#1001486).
The following non-security bugs were fixed:
- aacraid: Fix RRQ overload (bsc#1003079).
- acpi / PM: Ignore wakeup setting if the ACPI companion can't wake up (FATE#315621).
- AF_VSOCK: Shrink the area influenced by prepare_to_wait (bsc#994520).
- apparmor: add missing id bounds check on dfa verification (bsc#1000304).
- apparmor: check that xindex is in trans_table bounds (bsc#1000304).
- apparmor: do not expose kernel stack (bsc#1000304).
- apparmor: don't check for vmalloc_addr if kvzalloc() failed (bsc#1000304).
- apparmor:…
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SUSE-SU-2016:2912-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2016:3304-1 No score
Security update for the Linux Kernel
The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP1 RT kernel was updated to 3.12.67 to receive various security and bugfixes.
This feature was added:
- fate#320805: Execute in place (XIP) support for the ext2 filesystem.
The following security bugs were fixed:
- CVE-2016-2069: Race condition in arch/x86/mm/tlb.c in the Linux kernel allowed local users to gain privileges by triggering access to a paging structure by a different CPU (bnc#963767).
- CVE-2016-4998: The IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE setsockopt implementation in the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel allowed local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) or possibly obtain sensitive information from kernel heap memory by leveraging in-container root access to provide a crafted offset value that leads to crossing a ruleset blob boundary (bnc#986362).
- CVE-2016-5195: A local privilege escalation using MAP_PRIVATE was fixed, which is reportedly exploited in the wild (bsc#1004418).
- CVE-2016-5696: net/ipv4/tcp_input.c in the Linux kernel did not properly determine the rate of challenge ACK segments, which made it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to hijack TCP sessions via a blind in-window attack (bnc#989152)
- CVE-2016-6130: Race condition in the sclp_ctl_ioctl_sccb function in drivers/s390/char/sclp_ctl.c in the Linux kernel allowed local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by changing a certain length value, aka a 'double fetch' vulnerability (bnc#987542)
- CVE-2016-6327: System using the infiniband support module ib_srpt were vulnerable to a denial of service by system crash by a local attacker who is able to abort writes by sending the ABORT_TASK command (bsc#994758)
- CVE-2016-6480: Race condition in the ioctl_send_fib function in drivers/scsi/aacraid/commctrl.c in the Linux kernel allowed local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access or system crash) by changing a certain size value, aka a 'double fetch' vulnerability (bnc#991608)
- CVE-2016-6828: Use after free 4 in tcp_xmit_retransmit_queue or other tcp_ functions (bsc#994296)
- CVE-2016-7042: The proc_keys_show function in security/keys/proc.c in the Linux kernel used an incorrect buffer size for certain timeout data, which allowed local users to cause a denial of service (stack memory corruption and panic) by reading the /proc/keys file (bsc#1004517).
- CVE-2016-7097: The filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel preserved the setgid bit during a setxattr call, which allowed local users to gain group privileges by leveraging the existence of a setgid program with restrictions on execute permissions (bsc#995968).
- CVE-2016-7425: A buffer overflow in the Linux Kernel in arcmsr_iop_message_xfer() could have caused kernel heap corruption and arbitraty kernel code execution (bsc#999932)
- 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 allowed 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 (bsc#1004462).
The following non-security bugs were fixed:
- aacraid: Fix RRQ overload (bsc#1003079).
- acpi / PM: Ignore wakeup setting if the ACPI companion can't wake up.
- AF_VSOCK: Shrink the area influenced by prepare_to_wait (bsc#994520).
- apparmor: add missing id bounds check on dfa verification (bsc#1000304).
- apparmor: check that xindex is in trans_table bounds (bsc#1000304).
- apparmor: do not expose kernel stack (bsc#1000304).
- apparmor: don't check for vmalloc_addr if kvzalloc() failed (bsc#1000304).
- apparmor: ensure the target profile name is always audited (bsc#1000304).
- apparmor: exec should not be returning ENOENT when it denies (bsc#1000304).
- apparmor: fix arg_size computation for when setprocattr is null terminated (bsc#1000304).
- apparmor: fix audit full profile hname on successful load (bsc#1000304).
- apparmor:…
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SUSE-SU-2016:3304-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2017:0471-1 No score
Security update for the Linux Kernel
The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 GA LTSS kernel was updated to 3.12.61 to receive various security and bugfixes.
The following feature was implemented:
- The ext2 filesystem got reenabled and supported to allow support for 'XIP' (Execute In Place) (FATE#320805).
The following security bugs were fixed:
- CVE-2017-5551: The tmpfs filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel preserved the setgid bit during a setxattr call, which allowed local users to gain group privileges by leveraging the existence of a setgid program with restrictions on execute permissions (bsc#1021258).
- CVE-2016-7097: The filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel preserved the setgid bit during a setxattr call, which allowed local users to gain group privileges by leveraging the existence of a setgid program with restrictions on execute permissions (bnc#995968).
- CVE-2017-2583: A Linux kernel built with the Kernel-based Virtual Machine (CONFIG_KVM) support was vulnerable to an incorrect segment selector(SS) value error. A user/process inside guest could have used this flaw to crash the guest resulting in DoS or potentially escalate their privileges inside guest. (bsc#1020602).
- CVE-2017-2584: arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c in the Linux kernel allowed local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted application that leverages instruction emulation for fxrstor, fxsave, sgdt, and sidt (bnc#1019851).
- CVE-2016-10088: The sg implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly restrict write operations in situations where the KERNEL_DS option is set, which allowed local users to read or write to arbitrary kernel memory locations or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) by leveraging access to a /dev/sg device, related to block/bsg.c and drivers/scsi/sg.c. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-9576 (bnc#1017710).
- CVE-2016-8645: The TCP stack in the Linux kernel mishandled skb truncation, which allowed local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted application that made sendto system calls, related to net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c and net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c (bnc#1009969).
- CVE-2016-8399: An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the kernel networking subsystem could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires compromising a privileged process and current compiler optimizations restrict access to the vulnerable code. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-31349935 (bnc#1014746).
- CVE-2016-9806: Race condition in the netlink_dump function in net/netlink/af_netlink.c in the Linux kernel allowed local users to cause a denial of service (double free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application that made sendmsg system calls, leading to a free operation associated with a new dump that started earlier than anticipated (bnc#1013540).
- CVE-2016-9756: arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c in the Linux kernel did not properly initialize Code Segment (CS) in certain error cases, which allowed local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted application (bnc#1013038).
- CVE-2016-9793: The sock_setsockopt function in net/core/sock.c in the Linux kernel mishandled negative values of sk_sndbuf and sk_rcvbuf, which allowed local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability for a crafted setsockopt system call with the (1) SO_SNDBUFFORCE or (2) SO_RCVBUFFORCE option (bnc#1013531).
- CVE-2016-7910: Use-after-free vulnerability in the disk_seqf_stop function in block/genhd.c in the Linux kernel allowed local users to gain privileges by leveraging the execution of a certain stop operation even if the corresponding start operation had failed (bnc#1010716). -…
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SUSE-SU-2017:0471-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3145-1 No score
linux vulnerabilities
Marco Grassi discovered that the driver for Areca RAID Controllers in the Linux kernel did not properly validate control messages. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges. (CVE-2016-7425)
Daxing Guo discovered a stack-based buffer overflow in the Broadcom IEEE802.11n FullMAC driver in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges. (CVE-2016-8658)
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USN-3145-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3146-1 No score
linux vulnerabilities
It was discovered that the __get_user_asm_ex implementation in the Linux kernel for x86/x86_64 contained extended asm statements that were incompatible with the exception table. A local attacker could use this to gain administrative privileges. (CVE-2016-9644)
Andreas Gruenbacher and Jan Kara discovered that the filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel did not clear the setgid bit during a setxattr call. A local attacker could use this to possibly elevate group privileges. (CVE-2016-7097)
Marco Grassi discovered that the driver for Areca RAID Controllers in the Linux kernel did not properly validate control messages. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges. (CVE-2016-7425)
Daxing Guo discovered a stack-based buffer overflow in the Broadcom IEEE802.11n FullMAC driver in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges. (CVE-2016-8658)
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USN-3146-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3146-2 No score
linux-lts-xenial vulnerabilities
USN-3146-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
It was discovered that the __get_user_asm_ex implementation in the Linux kernel for x86/x86_64 contained extended asm statements that were incompatible with the exception table. A local attacker could use this to gain administrative privileges. (CVE-2016-9644)
Andreas Gruenbacher and Jan Kara discovered that the filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel did not clear the setgid bit during a setxattr call. A local attacker could use this to possibly elevate group privileges. (CVE-2016-7097)
Marco Grassi discovered that the driver for Areca RAID Controllers in the Linux kernel did not properly validate control messages. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges. (CVE-2016-7425)
Daxing Guo discovered a stack-based buffer overflow in the Broadcom IEEE802.11n FullMAC driver in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges. (CVE-2016-8658)
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USN-3146-2- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3161-3 No score
linux-raspi2 vulnerabilities
Tilman Schmidt and Sasha Levin discovered a use-after-free condition in the TTY implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2015-8964)
It was discovered that the Video For Linux Two (v4l2) implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle multiple planes when processing a VIDIOC_DQBUF ioctl(). A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-4568)
CAI Qian discovered that shared bind mounts in a mount namespace exponentially added entries without restriction to the Linux kernel's mount table. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2016-6213)
Ondrej Kozina discovered that the keyring interface in the Linux kernel contained a buffer overflow when displaying timeout events via the /proc/keys interface. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2016-7042)
Andreas Gruenbacher and Jan Kara discovered that the filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel did not clear the setgid bit during a setxattr call. A local attacker could use this to possibly elevate group privileges. (CVE-2016-7097)
Marco Grassi discovered that the driver for Areca RAID Controllers in the Linux kernel did not properly validate control messages. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges. (CVE-2016-7425)
It was discovered that the KVM implementation for x86/x86_64 in the Linux kernel could dereference a null pointer. An attacker in a guest virtual machine could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) in the KVM host. (CVE-2016-8630)
Eyal Itkin discovered that the IP over IEEE 1394 (FireWire) implementation in the Linux kernel contained a buffer overflow when handling fragmented packets. A remote attacker could use this to possibly execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges. (CVE-2016-8633)
Marco Grassi discovered that the TCP implementation in the Linux kernel mishandles socket buffer (skb) truncation. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2016-8645)
Daxing Guo discovered a stack-based buffer overflow in the Broadcom IEEE802.11n FullMAC driver in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges. (CVE-2016-8658)
It was discovered that an information leak existed in __get_user_asm_ex() in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2016-9178)
Andrey Konovalov discovered that the SCTP implementation in the Linux kernel improperly handled validation of incoming data. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2016-9555)
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USN-3161-3- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3161-4 No score
linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities
Tilman Schmidt and Sasha Levin discovered a use-after-free condition in the TTY implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2015-8964)
It was discovered that the Video For Linux Two (v4l2) implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle multiple planes when processing a VIDIOC_DQBUF ioctl(). A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-4568)
CAI Qian discovered that shared bind mounts in a mount namespace exponentially added entries without restriction to the Linux kernel's mount table. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2016-6213)
Andreas Gruenbacher and Jan Kara discovered that the filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel did not clear the setgid bit during a setxattr call. A local attacker could use this to possibly elevate group privileges. (CVE-2016-7097)
Marco Grassi discovered that the driver for Areca RAID Controllers in the Linux kernel did not properly validate control messages. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges. (CVE-2016-7425)
It was discovered that the KVM implementation for x86/x86_64 in the Linux kernel could dereference a null pointer. An attacker in a guest virtual machine could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) in the KVM host. (CVE-2016-8630)
Eyal Itkin discovered that the IP over IEEE 1394 (FireWire) implementation in the Linux kernel contained a buffer overflow when handling fragmented packets. A remote attacker could use this to possibly execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges. (CVE-2016-8633)
Marco Grassi discovered that the TCP implementation in the Linux kernel mishandles socket buffer (skb) truncation. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2016-8645)
Daxing Guo discovered a stack-based buffer overflow in the Broadcom IEEE802.11n FullMAC driver in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges. (CVE-2016-8658)
Andrey Konovalov discovered that the SCTP implementation in the Linux kernel improperly handled validation of incoming data. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2016-9555)
It was discovered that the __get_user_asm_ex implementation in the Linux kernel for x86/x86_64 contained extended asm statements that were incompatible with the exception table. A local attacker could use this to gain administrative privileges. (CVE-2016-9644)
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USN-3161-4- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
linuxDebian:12 |
before 4.7.5-1 | 4.7.5-1 |
linuxDebian:13 |
before 4.7.5-1 | 4.7.5-1 |
linuxDebian:14 |
before 4.7.5-1 | 4.7.5-1 |
kernelMageia:5 |
before 4.4.30-2.mga5 | 4.4.30-2.mga5 |
kernel-userspace-headersMageia:5 |
before 4.4.30-2.mga5 | 4.4.30-2.mga5 |
kmod-vboxadditionsMageia:5 |
before 5.1.2-10.mga5 | 5.1.2-10.mga5 |
kmod-virtualboxMageia:5 |
before 5.1.2-10.mga5 | 5.1.2-10.mga5 |
kmod-xtables-addonsMageia:5 |
before 2.10-15.mga5 | 2.10-15.mga5 |
kernel-defaultSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 |
before 3.12.67-60.64.18.1 | 3.12.67-60.64.18.1 |
kernel-sourceSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 |
before 3.12.67-60.64.18.1 | 3.12.67-60.64.18.1 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
kernel-symsSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 |
before 3.12.67-60.64.18.1 | 3.12.67-60.64.18.1 |
kernel-xenSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 |
before 3.12.67-60.64.18.1 | 3.12.67-60.64.18.1 |
kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP1_Update_9SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 |
before 1-6.3 | 1-6.3 |
kernel-ec2SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 12 |
before 3.12.67-60.64.18.1 | 3.12.67-60.64.18.1 |
kernel-docsSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 |
before 3.12.67-60.64.18.3 | 3.12.67-60.64.18.3 |
kernel-obs-buildSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 |
before 3.12.67-60.64.18.1 | 3.12.67-60.64.18.1 |
kernel-defaultSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 |
before 3.12.67-60.64.18.1 | 3.12.67-60.64.18.1 |
kernel-sourceSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 |
before 3.12.67-60.64.18.1 | 3.12.67-60.64.18.1 |
kernel-symsSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 |
before 3.12.67-60.64.18.1 | 3.12.67-60.64.18.1 |
kernel-xenSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 |
before 3.12.67-60.64.18.1 | 3.12.67-60.64.18.1 |
kernel-defaultSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 |
before 3.12.67-60.64.18.1 | 3.12.67-60.64.18.1 |
kernel-sourceSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 |
before 3.12.67-60.64.18.1 | 3.12.67-60.64.18.1 |
kernel-symsSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 |
before 3.12.67-60.64.18.1 | 3.12.67-60.64.18.1 |
kernel-xenSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 |
before 3.12.67-60.64.18.1 | 3.12.67-60.64.18.1 |
kernel-defaultSUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1 |
before 3.12.67-60.64.18.1 | 3.12.67-60.64.18.1 |
kernel-computeSUSE:Linux Enterprise Real Time 12 SP1 |
before 3.12.67-60.27.1 | 3.12.67-60.27.1 |
kernel-compute_debugSUSE:Linux Enterprise Real Time 12 SP1 |
before 3.12.67-60.27.1 | 3.12.67-60.27.1 |
kernel-rtSUSE:Linux Enterprise Real Time 12 SP1 |
before 3.12.67-60.27.1 | 3.12.67-60.27.1 |
kernel-rt_debugSUSE:Linux Enterprise Real Time 12 SP1 |
before 3.12.67-60.27.1 | 3.12.67-60.27.1 |
kernel-source-rtSUSE:Linux Enterprise Real Time 12 SP1 |
before 3.12.67-60.27.1 | 3.12.67-60.27.1 |
kernel-syms-rtSUSE:Linux Enterprise Real Time 12 SP1 |
before 3.12.67-60.27.1 | 3.12.67-60.27.1 |
kernel-ec2SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 12 |
before 3.12.61-52.66.1 | 3.12.61-52.66.1 |
kernel-defaultSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 |
before 3.12.61-52.66.1 | 3.12.61-52.66.1 |
kernel-sourceSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 |
before 3.12.61-52.66.1 | 3.12.61-52.66.1 |
kernel-symsSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 |
before 3.12.61-52.66.1 | 3.12.61-52.66.1 |
kernel-xenSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 |
before 3.12.61-52.66.1 | 3.12.61-52.66.1 |
kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_19SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 |
before 1-2.1 | 1-2.1 |
kernel-defaultSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS |
before 3.12.61-52.66.1 | 3.12.61-52.66.1 |
kernel-sourceSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS |
before 3.12.61-52.66.1 | 3.12.61-52.66.1 |
kernel-symsSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS |
before 3.12.61-52.66.1 | 3.12.61-52.66.1 |
kernel-xenSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS |
before 3.12.61-52.66.1 | 3.12.61-52.66.1 |
kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_19SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS |
before 1-2.1 | 1-2.1 |
linuxUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 3.13.0-103.150, plus listed versions 3.11.0-12.193.12.0-1.33.12.0-2.53.12.0-2.73.12.0-3.8 Show 45 moreShow less3.12.0-3.93.12.0-4.103.12.0-4.123.12.0-5.133.12.0-7.153.13.0-1.163.13.0-2.173.13.0-3.183.13.0-4.193.13.0-5.203.13.0-6.233.13.0-7.253.13.0-7.263.13.0-8.273.13.0-8.283.13.0-10.303.13.0-11.313.13.0-12.323.13.0-13.333.13.0-14.343.13.0-15.353.13.0-16.363.13.0-17.373.13.0-18.383.13.0-19.393.13.0-19.403.13.0-20.423.13.0-21.433.13.0-22.443.13.0-23.453.13.0-24.463.13.0-24.473.13.0-27.503.13.0-29.533.13.0-30.543.13.0-30.553.13.0-32.573.13.0-33.583.13.0-34.603.13.0-35.623.13.0-36.633.13.0-37.643.13.0-39.663.13.0-40.693.13.0-41.70 |
3.13.0-103.150 |
linux-lts-vividUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 3.19.0-75.83~14.04.1, plus listed versions 3.19.0-18.18~14.04.13.19.0-20.20~14.04.13.19.0-21.21~14.04.13.19.0-22.22~14.04.13.19.0-23.24~14.04.1 Show 30 moreShow less3.19.0-25.26~14.04.13.19.0-26.28~14.04.13.19.0-28.30~14.04.13.19.0-30.33~14.04.13.19.0-30.34~14.04.13.19.0-31.36~14.04.13.19.0-32.37~14.04.13.19.0-33.38~14.04.13.19.0-37.42~14.04.13.19.0-39.44~14.04.13.19.0-41.46~14.04.23.19.0-42.48~14.04.13.19.0-43.49~14.04.13.19.0-47.53~14.04.13.19.0-49.55~14.04.13.19.0-51.57~14.04.13.19.0-51.58~14.04.13.19.0-56.62~14.04.13.19.0-58.64~14.04.13.19.0-59.65~14.04.13.19.0-59.66~14.04.13.19.0-61.69~14.04.13.19.0-64.72~14.04.13.19.0-65.73~14.04.13.19.0-66.74~14.04.13.19.0-68.76~14.04.13.19.0-69.77~14.04.13.19.0-71.79~14.04.13.19.0-73.81~14.04.13.19.0-74.82~14.04.1 |
3.19.0-75.83~14.04.1 |
linux-lts-xenialUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 4.4.0-51.72~14.04.1, plus listed versions 4.4.0-13.29~14.04.14.4.0-14.30~14.04.24.4.0-15.31~14.04.14.4.0-18.34~14.04.14.4.0-21.37~14.04.1 Show 11 moreShow less4.4.0-22.39~14.04.14.4.0-22.40~14.04.14.4.0-24.43~14.04.14.4.0-28.47~14.04.14.4.0-31.50~14.04.14.4.0-34.53~14.04.14.4.0-36.55~14.04.14.4.0-38.57~14.04.14.4.0-42.62~14.04.14.4.0-45.66~14.04.14.4.0-47.68~14.04.1 |
4.4.0-51.72~14.04.1 |
linuxUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 4.4.0-51.72, plus listed versions 4.2.0-16.194.2.0-17.214.2.0-19.234.3.0-1.104.3.0-2.11 Show 31 moreShow less4.3.0-5.164.3.0-6.174.3.0-7.184.4.0-2.164.4.0-4.194.4.0-6.214.4.0-7.224.4.0-8.234.4.0-9.244.4.0-10.254.4.0-11.264.4.0-12.284.4.0-13.294.4.0-14.304.4.0-15.314.4.0-16.324.4.0-17.334.4.0-18.344.4.0-21.374.4.0-22.394.4.0-22.404.4.0-24.434.4.0-28.474.4.0-31.504.4.0-34.534.4.0-36.554.4.0-38.574.4.0-42.624.4.0-43.634.4.0-45.664.4.0-47.68 |
4.4.0-51.72 |
linux-raspi2Ubuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 4.4.0-1038.45, plus listed versions 4.2.0-1013.194.2.0-1014.214.3.0-1006.64.4.0-1003.44.4.0-1004.5 Show 12 moreShow less4.4.0-1009.104.4.0-1010.124.4.0-1010.134.4.0-1012.164.4.0-1016.224.4.0-1017.234.4.0-1019.254.4.0-1021.274.4.0-1023.294.4.0-1027.334.4.0-1029.364.4.0-1034.41 |
4.4.0-1038.45 |
linux-snapdragonUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 4.4.0-1042.46, plus listed versions 4.4.0-1012.124.4.0-1013.144.4.0-1013.154.4.0-1015.184.4.0-1019.22 Show 8 moreShow less4.4.0-1020.234.4.0-1022.254.4.0-1024.274.4.0-1026.294.4.0-1030.334.4.0-1032.364.4.0-1035.394.4.0-1039.43 |
4.4.0-1042.46 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-8658 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Linux Kernel, published October 16, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.67%, the 52nd percentile. Fixed in linux 4.7.5-1.
References
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3146-2
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ded89912156b1a47d940a0c954c43afbabd0c42c
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3146-1
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3145-1
git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit?id=ded89912156b1a47d940a0c954c43afbabd0c42c
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/13/1
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bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1384403
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3145-2
securityfocus.com/bid/93541
kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.7.5
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8658
github.com/advisories/GHSA-cq7v-vrjg-jccw
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-8658
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2016-0372.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19725
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19707
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2016-0347.html
cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.27
cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.28
cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.29
cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.30
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20162912-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1000189
bugzilla.suse.com/1000287
bugzilla.suse.com/1000304
bugzilla.suse.com/1000776
bugzilla.suse.com/1001419
bugzilla.suse.com/1001486
bugzilla.suse.com/1002165
bugzilla.suse.com/1003079
bugzilla.suse.com/1003153
bugzilla.suse.com/1003400
bugzilla.suse.com/1003568
bugzilla.suse.com/1003866
bugzilla.suse.com/1003925
bugzilla.suse.com/1003964
bugzilla.suse.com/1004252
bugzilla.suse.com/1004462
bugzilla.suse.com/1004517
bugzilla.suse.com/1004520
bugzilla.suse.com/1005666
bugzilla.suse.com/1006691
bugzilla.suse.com/1007615
bugzilla.suse.com/1007886
bugzilla.suse.com/744692
bugzilla.suse.com/772786
bugzilla.suse.com/789311
bugzilla.suse.com/857397
bugzilla.suse.com/860441
bugzilla.suse.com/865545
bugzilla.suse.com/866130
bugzilla.suse.com/868923
bugzilla.suse.com/874131
bugzilla.suse.com/876463
bugzilla.suse.com/898675
bugzilla.suse.com/904489
bugzilla.suse.com/909994
bugzilla.suse.com/911687
bugzilla.suse.com/915183
bugzilla.suse.com/921338
bugzilla.suse.com/921784
bugzilla.suse.com/922064
bugzilla.suse.com/922634
bugzilla.suse.com/924381
bugzilla.suse.com/924384
bugzilla.suse.com/930399
bugzilla.suse.com/931454
bugzilla.suse.com/934067
bugzilla.suse.com/937086
bugzilla.suse.com/937888
bugzilla.suse.com/940545
bugzilla.suse.com/941420
bugzilla.suse.com/946309
bugzilla.suse.com/955446
bugzilla.suse.com/956514
bugzilla.suse.com/959463
bugzilla.suse.com/961257
bugzilla.suse.com/962846
bugzilla.suse.com/966864
bugzilla.suse.com/967640
bugzilla.suse.com/970943
bugzilla.suse.com/971975
bugzilla.suse.com/971989
bugzilla.suse.com/974406
bugzilla.suse.com/974620
bugzilla.suse.com/975596
bugzilla.suse.com/975772
bugzilla.suse.com/976195
bugzilla.suse.com/977687
bugzilla.suse.com/978094
bugzilla.suse.com/979451
bugzilla.suse.com/979928
bugzilla.suse.com/982783
bugzilla.suse.com/983619
bugzilla.suse.com/984194
bugzilla.suse.com/984419
bugzilla.suse.com/984779
bugzilla.suse.com/984992
bugzilla.suse.com/985562
bugzilla.suse.com/986445
bugzilla.suse.com/987192
bugzilla.suse.com/987333
bugzilla.suse.com/987542
bugzilla.suse.com/987565
bugzilla.suse.com/987621
bugzilla.suse.com/987805
bugzilla.suse.com/988440
bugzilla.suse.com/988617
bugzilla.suse.com/988715
bugzilla.suse.com/989152
bugzilla.suse.com/989953
bugzilla.suse.com/990245
bugzilla.suse.com/991247
bugzilla.suse.com/991608
bugzilla.suse.com/991665
bugzilla.suse.com/992244
bugzilla.suse.com/992555
bugzilla.suse.com/992591
bugzilla.suse.com/992593
bugzilla.suse.com/992712
bugzilla.suse.com/993392
bugzilla.suse.com/993841
bugzilla.suse.com/993890
bugzilla.suse.com/993891
bugzilla.suse.com/994296
bugzilla.suse.com/994438
bugzilla.suse.com/994520
bugzilla.suse.com/994748
bugzilla.suse.com/995153
bugzilla.suse.com/995968
bugzilla.suse.com/996664
bugzilla.suse.com/997059
bugzilla.suse.com/997299
bugzilla.suse.com/997708
bugzilla.suse.com/997896
bugzilla.suse.com/998689
bugzilla.suse.com/998795
bugzilla.suse.com/998825
bugzilla.suse.com/999577
bugzilla.suse.com/999584
bugzilla.suse.com/999600
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8956
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5696
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6130
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6327
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6480
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6828
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7042
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7097
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7425
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8658
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8666
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20163304-1
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2069
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4997
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5195
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2017/suse-su-20170471-1
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9904
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8962
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8963
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8964
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10088
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4470
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5828
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5829
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7910
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7911
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7913
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7914
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8399
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8633
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8645
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9083
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9084
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9756
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9793
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9806
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2583
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2584
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5551
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8658
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3145-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3145-2
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3146-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3146-2
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3161-3
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3161-4
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8658
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7425
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7097
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9644
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8964
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4568
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6213
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7042
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8630
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8633
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8645
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9178
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9555
Left out here: 50 versions, 67 references and the rest of 3 source descriptions. The JSON record has them.