CVE-2016-7796 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 re...
MediumCVSS 5.5
EPSS 0.86%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
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 products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/systemd(Debian:12) | < 231-9 | 231-9 |
| debian/systemd(Debian:13) | < 231-9 | 231-9 |
| debian/systemd(Debian:14) | < 231-9 | 231-9 |
| systemd project systemd | = 209 | No fix listed |
| systemd project systemd | = 213 | No fix listed |
| systemd project systemd | = 214 | No fix listed |
| systemd project systemd | = 229 | No fix listed |
| novell suse linux enterprise software development kit | = 12.0-sp1 | No fix listed |
| novell suse linux enterprise desktop | = 12-sp1 | No fix listed |
| novell suse linux enterprise server | = 12.0 | No fix listed |
| novell suse linux enterprise server | = 12.0-sp1 | No fix listed |
| novell suse linux enterprise server for sap | = 12.0 | No fix listed |
| redhat enterprise linux desktop | = 7.0 | No fix listed |
| redhat enterprise linux hpc node | = 7.0 | No fix listed |
| redhat enterprise linux server | = 7.0 | No fix listed |
| redhat enterprise linux workstation | = 7.0 | No fix listed |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2016-7796 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2016:2475 third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2016:2476 third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2017:0003 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20160930 Re: CVE Request: systemd v209+: local denial-of-service attack mailing-list third-party-advisory
- 93250 third-party-advisory vdb-entry
- 1037320 vdb-entry
- bugzilla.redhat.com issue-tracking third-party-advisory vdb-entry
- github.com exploit patch vendor-advisory
- RHBA-2015:2092 third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- www.agwa.name exploit technical-description third-party-advisory
- bugs.debian.org issue-tracking