{"cve":"CVE-2016-7796","nvd":{"published":"2016-10-13T14:59:14.567","modified":"2026-06-17T00:53:30.750","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-20"],"references":["http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00015.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00016.html","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0003.html","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/30/1","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93250"],"products":["novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop","novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server","novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap","novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit","redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop","redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node","redhat:enterprise_linux_server","redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation","systemd_project:systemd"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:40:10.783210791+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-7796","score":0.00855,"percentile":0.58373,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}