vulnerability
VMware Photon OS: CVE-2016-8658
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C) | Oct 16, 2016 | Jan 20, 2025 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C)
Published
Oct 16, 2016
Added
Jan 20, 2025
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the brcmf_cfg80211_start_ap function in drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c in the Linux kernel before 4.7.5 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long SSID Information Element in a command to a Netlink socket.
Solution
vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf
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