DEBIAN-CVE-2016-8633

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2016-8633
Downstream
DLA-772-1
Published: 28 Nov 2016, 03:59
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:15

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
27/100
CVSS Score
6.8 MEDIUM
3.0 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

28 Nov 2016, 03:59
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:15
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•MEDIUM•Score: 6.8CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Systems

  • debian•linux

    < 4.8.7-1 | < 4.8.7-1 | < 4.8.7-1 | < 4.8.7-1

References (1)