DEBIAN-CVE-2026-40224

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-40224
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-40224.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-40224
Upstream
Published
2026-04-10T16:16:33Z
Modified
2026-08-27T23:06:08Z
Severity
  • 7.3 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

In systemd 259 before 260, there is local privilege escalation in systemd-machined because varlink can be used to reach the root namespace.

References

Affected packages

Debian:14 / systemd

Package

Name
systemd
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/systemd?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
260~rc2-1

Affected versions

257.*
257.7-1
257.8-1~deb13u1
257.8-1~deb13u2
257.9-1~deb13u1
257.13-1~deb13u1
Other
258~rc1-1
258~rc2-1
258~rc2-2
258~rc3-1
258~rc4-1
258-1
259~rc1-1
259~rc2-1
259~rc3-1
259-1
260~rc1-1
260~rc1-2
258.*
258.1-1
258.1-2
259.*
259.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency":  "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-40224.json"