Vulnerability Details CVE-2016-7118
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 16.2%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 5.5
CVSS v2 Score 4.9
References
Products affected by CVE-2016-7118
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cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0