CVE-2016-7796
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.
Find out more about CVE-2016-7796 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 5.6 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
CVSS v3 metrics
| CVSS3 Base Score | 6.8 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H |
| Attack Vector | Local |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity Impact | Low |
| Availability Impact | High |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (systemd) | RHBA-2015:2092 | 2015-11-19 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extended Update Support 7.1 (systemd) | RHSA-2017:0003 | 2017-01-03 |