CVE-2016-8633

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.

• CWE-119
• CWE-284

• http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=667121ace9dbafb368618dbabcf07901c962ddacIssue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.7Release Notes
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/06/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94149
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1170
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1190
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1391490Issue Tracking
• https://eyalitkin.wordpress.com/2016/11/06/cve-publication-cve-2016-8633/Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/667121ace9dbafb368618dbabcf07901c962ddacIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=667121ace9dbafb368618dbabcf07901c962ddacIssue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.7Release Notes
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/06/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94149
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1170
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1190
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1391490Issue Tracking
• https://eyalitkin.wordpress.com/2016/11/06/cve-publication-cve-2016-8633/Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/667121ace9dbafb368618dbabcf07901c962ddacIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory

Published

Nov 28, 2016

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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