CVE-2016-7796
Estado: ModificadaMedia (5.5)—
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.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.0
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Puntuación base: 5.5
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.85%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 57
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (9)
Novell — Suse Linux Enterprise DesktopNovell — Suse Linux Enterprise ServerNovell — Suse Linux Enterprise Server FOR SAPNovell — Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development KITRedhat — Enterprise Linux DesktopRedhat — Enterprise Linux HPC NodeRedhat — Enterprise Linux ServerRedhat — Enterprise Linux WorkstationSystemd Project — Systemd
CWE
- CWE-20
Referencias
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00015.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00016.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0003.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/30/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93250
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037320
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1381911
- https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/4234#issuecomment-250441246
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2015-2092.html
- https://www.agwa.name/blog/post/how_to_crash_systemd_in_one_tweet
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00015.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00016.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0003.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/30/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93250
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037320
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1381911
- https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/4234#issuecomment-250441246
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2015-2092.html
- https://www.agwa.name/blog/post/how_to_crash_systemd_in_one_tweet
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