CVE-2016-7796

The manager_dispatch_notify_fd function in systemd allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via a zero-length message received over a notify socket, which causes an error to be returned and the notification handler to be disabled.

CVSS v3.0

5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0

4.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

EPSS

0.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 56th percentile

Published

2016-10-13

Updated

2024-08-06

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• systemd/systemd/issues/4234#issuecomment-250441246

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2015-7510
• CVE-2016-7795
• CVE-2018-6954
• CVE-2016-7798
• CVE-2016-7792
• CVE-2016-7834