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CVE-2016-7795 Details

Description

The manager_invoke_notify_message function in systemd 231 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and PID 1 hang) via a zero-length message received over a notify socket.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2610.html CVE
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2694.html CVE
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/4234 CVEExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.agwa.name/blog/post/how_to_crash_systemd_in_one_tweet CVEExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/28/9 CVEThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-20Improper Input Validation[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
canonical ubuntu linux
16.04

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
systemd project systemd
<= 231

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

9 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-7795
NVD Published Date:
Oct 13, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-7795 Details - Not Deferred