### [CVE-2016-7795](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-7795)
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### 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.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/28/9
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/30/1
- https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/4234

#### Github
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