CVE-2016-7795

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductSystemd
PublishedOct 13, 2016
First seenOct 13, 2016

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
systemd_project systemdv ≤ 231—
canonical ubuntu_linux16.04—

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