CVE-2026-40223_CVE-2026-40223

4.7 / 10

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

In systemd 258 before 260, a local unprivileged user can trigger an assert when a Delegate=yes and User=<unset> unit exists and is running.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-40223

Source mitre

Published Apr 10, 2026 at 15:10

Modified Apr 10, 2026 at 15:32

Affected Product

Vendor systemd

Product systemd

Version 258

Affected Versions systemd systemd 258

CWE Classification

CWE-696

References

github.com /systemd/systemd/security/advisories/GHSA-x4h8-rrrg-q78f

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