CVE-2016-7118 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the "aufs 3.2.x+setfl-debian" patch within the linux-image package in Debian wheezy. Specifically, it involves a NULL pointer dereference in fs/fcntl.c when handling F_SETFL fcntl calls on directories, leading to a system crash. This vulnerability has a CVSS v3 score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring low privileges, and resulting in high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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