{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7118","details":"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by scp from an AUFS filesystem.","modified":"2026-02-04T03:48:05.811107Z","published":"2016-08-31T14:59:00Z","withdrawn":"2025-06-23T15:52:49Z","related":["CVE-2016-7118"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7118"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/31/1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/31/3"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7118"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"linux-flo","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-flo@3.4.0-5.23?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["3.4.0-5.19","3.4.0-5.22","3.4.0-5.23"],"ecosystem_specific":{"ubuntu_priority":"low"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7118.json"}},{"package":{"name":"linux-goldfish","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-goldfish@3.4.0-4.27?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["3.4.0-4.24","3.4.0-4.26","3.4.0-4.27"],"ecosystem_specific":{"ubuntu_priority":"low"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7118.json"}},{"package":{"name":"linux-mako","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-mako@3.4.0-7.44?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["3.4.0-7.39","3.4.0-7.40","3.4.0-7.41","3.4.0-7.44"],"ecosystem_specific":{"ubuntu_priority":"low"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7118.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"}]}