CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2016-7118

NULL Pointer Dereference

Published: Aug 31, 2016 | Modified: Apr 12, 2025
CVSS 3.x
5.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
4.9 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW
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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

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Debian_linuxDebian7.0 (including)7.0 (including)
Linux-floUbuntutrusty*
Linux-floUbuntuvivid/stable-phone-overlay*
Linux-floUbuntuxenial*
Linux-floUbuntuyakkety*
Linux-goldfishUbuntutrusty*
Linux-goldfishUbuntuxenial*
Linux-goldfishUbuntuyakkety*
Linux-goldfishUbuntuzesty*
Linux-grouperUbuntutrusty*
Linux-linaro-omapUbuntuprecise*
Linux-linaro-sharedUbuntuprecise*
Linux-linaro-vexpressUbuntuprecise*
Linux-lts-quantalUbuntuprecise*
Linux-lts-quantalUbuntuprecise/esm*
Linux-lts-raringUbuntuprecise*
Linux-lts-raringUbuntuprecise/esm*
Linux-lts-saucyUbuntuprecise*
Linux-lts-saucyUbuntuprecise/esm*
Linux-lts-utopicUbuntutrusty*
Linux-lts-wilyUbuntutrusty*
Linux-maguroUbuntutrusty*
Linux-makoUbuntutrusty*
Linux-makoUbuntuvivid/stable-phone-overlay*
Linux-makoUbuntuxenial*
Linux-makoUbuntuyakkety*
Linux-mantaUbuntutrusty*
Linux-qcm-msmUbuntuprecise*

Potential Mitigations

References