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…

published October 13, 2016

CVSS
—
EPSS
1%
Percentile
57.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00855 · 57.7th percentile
Published
2016-10-13T14:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 13 OCT 14:00Z
    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…
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