CVE-2016-8633: Linux Kernel

Medium severity, CVSS 6.8. EPSS: 1.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: up to and including 4.8.6

Published 2016-11-28. Last modified 2026-06-17.