CVE-2016-7795 — Improper Input Validation in Project Systemd

CWE-20 — Improper Input ValidationCWE-617 — Reachable Assertion8 documents7 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.2%
top 63.12%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Systemd Project SystemdCanonical Ubuntu Linux
Timeline
PublishedOct 13
Latest updateMay 17

Description

The manager_invoke_notify_message function in systemd 231 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and PID 1 hang) via a zero-length message received over a notify socket.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

▶Debiansystemd_project/systemd< 231-9+3

Also affects: Ubuntu Linux 16.04

Patches

Patch: github.com ↗Patch: github.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

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GHSA
GHSA-r5cr-2q2m-4c59: The manager_invoke_notify_message function in systemd 231 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and PID 1 han↗2022-05-17
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OSV
CVE-2016-7795: The manager_invoke_notify_message function in systemd 231 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and PID 1 han↗2016-10-13
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CVEList
CVE-2016-7795: The manager_invoke_notify_message function in systemd 231 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and PID 1 han↗2016-10-13
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Red Hat
systemd: Assertion failure when PID 1 receives a zero-length message over notify socket↗2016-09-28
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Debian
CVE-2016-7795: systemd - The manager_invoke_notify_message function in systemd 231 and earlier allows loc...↗2016
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💬Community

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Bugzilla
CVE-2016-7796 systemd: freeze when PID 1 receives a zero-length message over notify socket↗2016-10-05
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Bugzilla
CVE-2016-7795 systemd: Assertion failure when PID 1 receives a zero-length message over notify socket↗2016-09-29
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