Oracle Linux: CVE-2016-7795: ELSA-2016-2610: systemd security and bug fix update (MODERATE)
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. A flaw was found in the way systemd handled empty notification messages. A local attacker could use this flaw to make systemd freeze its execution, preventing further management of system services, system shutdown, or zombie process collection via systemd.
Solution(s)
- oracle-linux-upgrade-libgudev1
- oracle-linux-upgrade-libgudev1-devel
- oracle-linux-upgrade-systemd
- oracle-linux-upgrade-systemd-devel
- oracle-linux-upgrade-systemd-journal-gateway
- oracle-linux-upgrade-systemd-libs
- oracle-linux-upgrade-systemd-networkd
- oracle-linux-upgrade-systemd-python
- oracle-linux-upgrade-systemd-resolved
- oracle-linux-upgrade-systemd-sysv
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