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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…

Medium5.5EPSS 0.63%
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Updated
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mitre

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.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2016-7795, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified3.0Medium5.5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
0.63% · top 50% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.

Weakness

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Record last updated .