CVE-2016-7796

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.

References

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2015-2092.html

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1381911

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037320

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93250

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/30/1

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0003.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00016.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00015.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3