vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2016-7796): systemd vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Oct 13, 2016 | Nov 19, 2024 | Aug 19, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Oct 13, 2016
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Aug 19, 2025
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.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-systemd
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