systemd security

  1. CVE-2026-40225 udev systemd Bug: How Malicious Hardware Can Achieve Root

    CVE-2026-40225 is a medium-severity systemd udev vulnerability disclosed in April 2026 that affects systemd versions before 260, allowing local root execution when a malicious hardware device abuses unsanitized kernel output during device handling on Linux systems. The exploit path is not the...
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  2. CVE-2026-29111: Local unprivileged user can trigger systemd assert

    Microsoft’s CVE-2026-29111 advisory points to a systemd issue that lets a local unprivileged user trigger an assert, a failure mode that is especially important on Linux systems where a single service crash can cascade into broader disruption. Although the wording does not immediately imply full...
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