Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Oct 13, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

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.

Affected products

Systemd Project/Systemd
cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=231
Canonical (company)/Ubuntu Linux
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

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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