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CVE-2016-7118

N/A
Published: August 31, 2016 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:52 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorDebian Linux

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

fs/fcntl.c in the "aufs 3.2.x+setfl-debian" patch in the linux-image package 3.2.0-4 (kernel 3.2.81-1) in Debian wheezy mishandles F_SETFL fcntl calls on directories, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via standard filesystem operations, as demonstrated by scp from an AUFS filesystem.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (3)

Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q3/395
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/31/3
VDB Entryx_refsource_BID
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92697

CVSS

4.9MEDIUM[email protected]
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-476

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