CVE-2016-7795
N/A
Published: October 13, 2016 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:53 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsUbuntu LinuxSystemd
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
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
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%v ≤ 231
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (9)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2610.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2694.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/28/9Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/30/1VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93223Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3094-1x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/4234Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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