Is CVE-2016-7796 actively exploited?

CVE-2016-7796 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-12.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-7796?

CVE-2016-7796 has a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2016-7796?

Patch guidance is available from systemd project security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2016-7796.

CVE-2016-7796 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2016-7796?

13 products: systemd project systemd, systemd project systemd, systemd project systemd, systemd project systemd, novell suse linux enterprise software development kit, and 8 more.

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 Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector: local
Complexity: low
Privileges: low
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation

Metadata

Primary Vendor: SYSTEMD_PROJECT
Published: 10/13/2016
Last Modified: 4/12/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

systemd_project : systemdsystemd_project : systemdsystemd_project : systemdsystemd_project : systemdnovell : suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kitnovell : suse_linux_enterprise_desktopnovell : suse_linux_enterprise_servernovell : suse_linux_enterprise_servernovell : suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sapredhat : enterprise_linux_desktopredhat : enterprise_linux_hpc_noderedhat : enterprise_linux_serverredhat : enterprise_linux_workstation

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2016-7796. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2016-7796

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CVE-2016-7796 vulnerability