Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Oct 13, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-7795
CVE-2016-7795
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.
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Affected products
3<=231+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <=231
- cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=231
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
9- github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/4234nvdExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.agwa.name/blog/post/how_to_crash_systemd_in_one_tweetnvdExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/28/9nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/30/1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93223nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3094-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2610.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2694.htmlnvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037320nvd
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