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CVE-2016-7118
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-08-31T14:59:00.130 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:52:37.400

Summary

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 products

debian — debian_linux

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References

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