CVE-2016-7796
N/A
Published: October 13, 2016 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:53 AM UTC
9 products affected across 3 vendorsEnterprise Linux DesktopEnterprise Linux ServerEnterprise Linux Workstation
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00015.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00016.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0003.html
- https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/4234#issuecomment-250441246
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2015-2092.html
References (10)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00015.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00016.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0003.htmlMailing 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/93250x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1381911x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/4234#issuecomment-250441246Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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