ISOMAN

CVE

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 hang) via a zero-length message received over a notify socket.

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
Published
Modified
NVD detailAll CVEs

Linked Releases

DistributionReleaseStatusEvidence
Ubuntu16.04.7 amd64 desktopunknownsource
Ubuntu16.04.6 i386 desktopunknownsource
Ubuntu16.04.7 amd64 serverunknownsource
Ubuntu16.04.6 i386 serverunknownsource

References

  1. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2610.html
  2. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2694.html
  3. http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/28/9
  4. http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/30/1
  5. http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93223
  6. http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037320
  7. http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3094-1
  8. https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/4234
  9. https://www.agwa.name/blog/post/how_to_crash_systemd_in_one_tweet
  10. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2610.html
  11. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2694.html
  12. http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/28/9
  13. http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/30/1
  14. http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93223
  15. http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037320
  16. http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3094-1
  17. https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/4234
  18. https://www.agwa.name/blog/post/how_to_crash_systemd_in_one_tweet