CVE-2016-8633

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.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.03% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory kernel.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.7 release notes
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94149 vdb entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062 vendor advisory
https://eyalitkin.wordpress.com/2016/11/06/cve-publication-cve-2016-8633/ third party advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1391490 issue tracking
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/667121ace9dbafb368618dbabcf07901c962ddac patch third party advisory issue tracking
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=667121ace9dbafb368618dbabcf07901c962ddac patch vendor advisory issue tracking
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/06/1 third party advisory mailing list
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1170 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1190 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-8633?
CVE-2016-8633 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-8633?
To fix CVE-2016-8633, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-8633 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-8633 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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