diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/patches.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/patches.nix
index 3fab12b64a6e..66f03edbdf2b 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/patches.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/patches.nix
@@ -149,6 +149,14 @@ rec {
         url = "https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git"
             + "/patch/drivers/lguest/x86/core.c?id=cdd77e87eae52";
         sha256 = "04xlx6al10cw039av6jkby7gx64zayj8m1k9iza40sw0fydcfqhc";
+      };
+    };
+
+  packet_fix_race_condition_CVE_2016_8655 =
+    { name = "packet_fix_race_condition_CVE_2016_8655.patch";
+      patch = fetchpatch {
+        url = "https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/patch/?id=84ac7260236a49c79eede91617700174c2c19b0c";
+        sha256 = "19viqjjgq8j8jiz5yhgmzwhqvhwv175q645qdazd1k69d25nv2ki";
+      };
     };
-  };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 1959cbe46459..07b5f4d021a0 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -10927,6 +10927,7 @@ in
   linux_mptcp = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-mptcp.nix {
     kernelPatches =
       [ kernelPatches.bridge_stp_helper
+        kernelPatches.packet_fix_race_condition_CVE_2016_8655
       ]
       ++ lib.optionals ((platform.kernelArch or null) == "mips")
       [ kernelPatches.mips_fpureg_emu
@@ -10936,11 +10937,18 @@ in
   };
 
   linux_rpi = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-rpi.nix {
-    kernelPatches = [ kernelPatches.bridge_stp_helper ];
+    kernelPatches = with kernelPatches; [
+      bridge_stp_helper
+      packet_fix_race_condition_CVE_2016_8655
+    ];
   };
 
   linux_3_10 = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.10.nix {
-    kernelPatches = with kernelPatches; [ bridge_stp_helper lguest_entry-linkage ]
+    kernelPatches = with kernelPatches;
+      [ bridge_stp_helper
+        lguest_entry-linkage
+        packet_fix_race_condition_CVE_2016_8655
+      ]
       ++ lib.optionals ((platform.kernelArch or null) == "mips")
       [ kernelPatches.mips_fpureg_emu
         kernelPatches.mips_fpu_sigill
@@ -10949,7 +10957,11 @@ in
   };
 
   linux_3_12 = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.12.nix {
-    kernelPatches = with kernelPatches; [ bridge_stp_helper crc_regression ]
+    kernelPatches = with kernelPatches;
+      [ bridge_stp_helper
+        crc_regression
+        packet_fix_race_condition_CVE_2016_8655
+      ]
       ++ lib.optionals ((platform.kernelArch or null) == "mips")
       [ kernelPatches.mips_fpureg_emu
         kernelPatches.mips_fpu_sigill
@@ -10958,7 +10970,10 @@ in
   };
 
   linux_3_18 = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.18.nix {
-    kernelPatches = [ kernelPatches.bridge_stp_helper ]
+    kernelPatches =
+      [ kernelPatches.bridge_stp_helper
+        kernelPatches.packet_fix_race_condition_CVE_2016_8655
+      ]
       ++ lib.optionals ((platform.kernelArch or null) == "mips")
       [ kernelPatches.mips_fpureg_emu
         kernelPatches.mips_fpu_sigill
@@ -10969,6 +10984,7 @@ in
   linux_4_1 = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-4.1.nix {
     kernelPatches =
       [ kernelPatches.bridge_stp_helper
+        kernelPatches.packet_fix_race_condition_CVE_2016_8655
       ]
       ++ lib.optionals ((platform.kernelArch or null) == "mips")
       [ kernelPatches.mips_fpureg_emu
@@ -10981,6 +10997,7 @@ in
     kernelPatches =
       [ kernelPatches.bridge_stp_helper
         kernelPatches.cpu-cgroup-v2."4.4"
+        kernelPatches.packet_fix_race_condition_CVE_2016_8655
       ]
       ++ lib.optionals ((platform.kernelArch or null) == "mips")
       [ kernelPatches.mips_fpureg_emu
@@ -10997,6 +11014,7 @@ in
         # !!! 4.7 patch doesn't apply, 4.8 patch not up yet, will keep checking
         # kernelPatches.cpu-cgroup-v2."4.7"
         kernelPatches.modinst_arg_list_too_long
+        kernelPatches.packet_fix_race_condition_CVE_2016_8655
       ]
       ++ lib.optionals ((platform.kernelArch or null) == "mips")
       [ kernelPatches.mips_fpureg_emu