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DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7796

DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7796 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0
5.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:12systemd0, 0, 0
Debian:14systemd0, 0, 0
Debian:11systemd0, 0, 0
Debian:13systemd0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Oct 13, 2016 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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