CVE-2016-7796
systemd - security update
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.39%
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-7796
To remediate CVE-2016-7796, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/systemd—upgrade to 231-9 or later
- —upgrade to 44-11+deb7u5 or later
Is CVE-2016-7796 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 231-9
- from 0, < 44-11+deb7u5
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |