Configuration error in Linux kernel - CVE-2016-8633

Vulnerability identifier: #VU12261

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-8633

CWE-ID: CWE-16

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists in drivers/firewire/net.c due to using certain unusual hardware configurations. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code via specially crafted fragmented packets.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Linux kernel
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS
Ubuntu

MRG Realtime
kernel (Red Hat package)
kernel-rt (Red Hat package)
Red Hat Virtualization Host

Update to version 4.8.7.

kernel (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 3.10.0-693.47.2.el7, 3.10.0-862.el7
kernel-rt (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 3.10.0-693.47.2.rt56.641.el6rt, 3.10.0-862.rt56.804.el7

• https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=667121ace9dbafb368618d...

• Ubuntu update for Linux kernel
• Ubuntu update for Linux kernel
• Red Hat update for kernel
• Red Hat update for kernel-rt
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Extended Update Support update for kernel
• Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 update for kernel-rt