CVE-2016-8633MEDIUM
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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
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.7
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/06/1
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=1391490
https://eyalitkin.wordpress.com/2016/11/06/cve-publication-cve-2016-8633/
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/667121ace9dbafb368618dbabcf07901c962ddac
Details
Source: MITRE
Published: 2016-11-28
Updated: 2019-05-14
Type: CWE-119
Risk Information
CVSS v2
Base Score: 6.2
Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Impact Score: 10
Exploitability Score: 1.9
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS v3
Base Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Impact Score: 5.9
Exploitability Score: 0.9
Severity: MEDIUM
Vulnerable Software
Configuration 1
OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to 4.8.6 (inclusive)
Tenable Plugins
| ID | Name | Product | Family | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 127233 | NewStart CGSL CORE 5.04 / MAIN 5.04 : kernel-rt Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2019-0049) | Nessus | NewStart CGSL Local Security Checks | high |
| 127222 | NewStart CGSL CORE 5.04 / MAIN 5.04 : kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2019-0044) | Nessus | NewStart CGSL Local Security Checks | high |
| 125192 | RHEL 6 : MRG (RHSA-2019:1190) (MDSUM/RIDL) (MFBDS/RIDL/ZombieLoad) (MLPDS/RIDL) (MSBDS/Fallout) | Nessus | Red Hat Local Security Checks | high |
| 125039 | RHEL 7 : kernel (RHSA-2019:1170) (MDSUM/RIDL) (MFBDS/RIDL/ZombieLoad) (MLPDS/RIDL) (MSBDS/Fallout) | Nessus | Red Hat Local Security Checks | high |
| 124970 | EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 3.0.1.0 : kernel (EulerOS-SA-2019-1517) | Nessus | Huawei Local Security Checks | high |
| 124819 | EulerOS Virtualization 3.0.1.0 : kernel (EulerOS-SA-2019-1496) | Nessus | Huawei Local Security Checks | critical |
| 109449 | Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL7.x x86_64 (20180410) (Meltdown) | Nessus | Scientific Linux Local Security Checks | critical |
| 109380 | CentOS 7 : kernel (CESA-2018:1062) | Nessus | CentOS Local Security Checks | critical |
| 109113 | Oracle Linux 7 : kernel (ELSA-2018-1062) | Nessus | Oracle Linux Local Security Checks | critical |
| 108997 | RHEL 7 : kernel (RHSA-2018:1062) | Nessus | Red Hat Local Security Checks | critical |
| 108984 | RHEL 7 : kernel-rt (RHSA-2018:0676) | Nessus | Red Hat Local Security Checks | critical |
| 103780 | Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : linux vulnerabilities (USN-3445-1) | Nessus | Ubuntu Local Security Checks | medium |
| 100238 | OracleVM 3.2 : Unbreakable / etc (OVMSA-2017-0106) | Nessus | OracleVM Local Security Checks | critical |
| 100235 | Oracle Linux 6 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2017-3567) | Nessus | Oracle Linux Local Security Checks | critical |
| 99164 | OracleVM 3.2 : Unbreakable / etc (OVMSA-2017-0058) | Nessus | OracleVM Local Security Checks | high |
| 99163 | OracleVM 3.3 : Unbreakable / etc (OVMSA-2017-0057) (Dirty COW) | Nessus | OracleVM Local Security Checks | critical |
| 99162 | OracleVM 3.4 : Unbreakable / etc (OVMSA-2017-0056) | Nessus | OracleVM Local Security Checks | critical |
| 99161 | Oracle Linux 6 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2017-3535) | Nessus | Oracle Linux Local Security Checks | high |
| 99160 | Oracle Linux 6 / 7 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2017-3534) | Nessus | Oracle Linux Local Security Checks | high |
| 99159 | Oracle Linux 6 / 7 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2017-3533) | Nessus | Oracle Linux Local Security Checks | critical |
| 97297 | SUSE SLES11 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2017:0494-1) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | critical |
| 97205 | SUSE SLES12 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2017:0471-1) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | high |
| 97189 | SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2017:0464-1) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | high |
| 97097 | SUSE SLES11 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2017:0437-1) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | critical |
| 96903 | SUSE SLES11 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2017:0333-1) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | critical |
| 96188 | Debian DLA-772-1 : linux security update | Nessus | Debian Local Security Checks | critical |
| 96000 | Ubuntu 16.10 : linux-raspi2 vulnerabilities (USN-3162-2) | Nessus | Ubuntu Local Security Checks | critical |
| 95999 | Ubuntu 16.10 : linux vulnerabilities (USN-3162-1) | Nessus | Ubuntu Local Security Checks | critical |
| 95998 | Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities (USN-3161-4) | Nessus | Ubuntu Local Security Checks | critical |
| 95997 | Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : linux-raspi2 vulnerabilities (USN-3161-3) | Nessus | Ubuntu Local Security Checks | critical |
| 95996 | Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : linux-lts-xenial vulnerabilities (USN-3161-2) | Nessus | Ubuntu Local Security Checks | critical |
| 95995 | Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : linux vulnerabilities (USN-3161-1) | Nessus | Ubuntu Local Security Checks | critical |
| 95705 | openSUSE Security Update : the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-2016-1431) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | critical |
| 95702 | openSUSE Security Update : the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-2016-1428) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | critical |