CVE-2016-7796

systemd: freeze when PID 1 receives a zero-length message over notify socket

Published Oct 13, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-8646 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.
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