Reachable Assertion Affecting systemd-sysv package, versions <0:219-30.el7_3.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-SYSTEMDSYSV-2076046
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed28 Sept 2016

Introduced: 28 Sep 2016

CVE-2016-7795  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-617  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 systemd-sysv to version 0:219-30.el7_3.3 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream systemd-sysv package and not the systemd-sysv package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.