USN-8626-1: systemd Ubuntu
Vulnerability summary
USN-8626-1 is a vulnerability in systemd Ubuntu with no CVSS score yet.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Related 3Timeline
- 10-08-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 12-08-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
systemd vulnerabilities It was discovered that systemd-homed did not properly verify the signature of home records. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to add arbitrary system groups to a logged-in user and gain elevated privileges. (CVE-2026-16742) It was discovered that systemd-machined incorrectly handled certain polkit authorization checks. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to terminate arbitrary processes, including privileged ones. This issue only affected Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-15060) It was discovered that systemd-oomd did not properly validate certain IPC requests. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to terminate arbitrary processes. (CVE-2026-15059)
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Known exploited
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Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Ubuntu1 product
- systemd< 249.11-0ubuntu3.22 | < 255.4-1ubuntu8.17 | < 259.5-0ubuntu3.4
1 vendor · 1 product