CVE-2016-7118 Null dereference in n/a

What is CVE-2016-7118?

CVE-2016-7118 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 31 Aug 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-7118?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Debian Debian Linux.

How do I fix CVE-2016-7118?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2016-7118 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-7118 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-4x9w-mr6v-443w.