VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-7118

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.37%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-08-31
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference

Primary references