CVEs-PoC/2016/CVE-2016-8658.md

### [CVE-2016-8658](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-8658)
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### 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.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3145-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3146-1

#### Github
- https://github.com/freener/pocs