Systemd Project: >> Systemd Security Vulnerabilities
In systemd 259 before 260, there is local privilege escalation in systemd-machined because varlink can be used to reach the root namespace.
CVSS Score
6.7
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2026-04-10
In udev in systemd before 260, local root execution can occur via malicious hardware devices and unsanitized kernel output.
CVSS Score
6.4
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2026-04-10
In nspawn in systemd 233 through 259 before 260, an escape-to-host action can occur via a crafted optional config file.
CVSS Score
6.4
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2026-04-10
In systemd 260 before 261, a local unprivileged user can trigger an assert via an IPC API call with an array or map that has a null element.
CVSS Score
6.2
EPSS Score
0.002
Published
2026-04-10
In systemd 259, systemd-journald can send ANSI escape sequences to the terminals of arbitrary users when a "logger -p emerg" command is executed, if ForwardToWall=yes is set.
CVSS Score
2.9
EPSS Score
0.002
Published
2026-04-10
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.
CVSS Score
4.7
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2026-04-10
systemd, a system and service manager, (as PID 1) hits an assert and freezes execution when an unprivileged IPC API call is made with spurious data. On version v249 and older the effect is not an assert, but stack overwriting, with the attacker controlled content. From version v250 and newer this is not possible as the safety check causes an assert instead. This IPC call was added in v239, so versions older than that are not affected. Versions 260-rc1, 259.2, 258.5, and 257.11 contain patches. No known workarounds are available.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2026-03-23
A vulnerability was found in systemd-coredump. This flaw allows an attacker to force a SUID process to crash and replace it with a non-SUID binary to access the original's privileged process coredump, allowing the attacker to read sensitive data, such as /etc/shadow content, loaded by the original process.
A SUID binary or process has a special type of permission, which allows the process to run with the file owner's permissions, regardless of the user executing the binary. This allows the process to access more restricted data than unprivileged users or processes would be able to. An attacker can leverage this flaw by forcing a SUID process to crash and force the Linux kernel to recycle the process PID before systemd-coredump can analyze the /proc/pid/auxv file. If the attacker wins the race condition, they gain access to the original's SUID process coredump file. They can read sensitive content loaded into memory by the original binary, affecting data confidentiality.
CVSS Score
4.7
EPSS Score
0.006
Published
2025-05-30
A vulnerability was found in systemd-resolved. This issue may allow systemd-resolved to accept records of DNSSEC-signed domains even when they have no signature, allowing man-in-the-middles (or the upstream DNS resolver) to manipulate records.
CVSS Score
5.9
EPSS Score
0.008
Published
2023-12-23
An issue was discovered in systemd 253. An attacker can modify a sealed log file such that, in some views, not all existing and sealed log messages are displayed. NOTE: the vendor reportedly sent "a reply denying that any of the finding was a security vulnerability."
CVSS Score
5.3
EPSS Score
0.003
Published
2023-06-13
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