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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-8633
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8633.html
Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/667121ace9dbafb368618dbabcf07901c962ddac
Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.7
Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=667121ace9dbafb368618dbabcf07901c962ddac
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 4.8.7-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 4.8.7-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 4.8.7-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 4.8.7-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 4.8.7-1 |
| linux-kernel | affected | |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=667121ace9dbafb368618dbabcf07901c962ddac
- 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
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8633.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-8633
CWEs
CWE-119 CWE-284
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.