SB2016083101 - NULL pointer dereference in Debian Linux
Published: August 31, 2016 Updated: August 9, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016083101
Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7118)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via standard filesystem operations, as demonstrated by scp from an AUFS filesystem.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.