CVE-2016-7795
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.16%
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-7795
To remediate CVE-2016-7795, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/systemd—upgrade to 231-9 or later
Is CVE-2016-7795 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 231-9
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 |