Description
Local unprivileged users can terminate arbitrary local processes via a systemd-oomd IPC API due to a missing path traversal validation.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| systemd | systemd-oomd | 250 – < 261, 260.3, 259.7, 258.9 | 261, 260.3, 259.7, 258.9 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | systemd | 261~rc3-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | systemd | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | systemd | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | systemd | 259.5-0ubuntu3.4 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | systemd | 255.4-1ubuntu8.17 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | systemd | 249.11-0ubuntu3.22 | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | systemd +20 | 261.2-1.hum1 | RHSA-2026:46016 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | systemd | 255-34 | — |
| Azure Linux 3 | systemd-bootstrap | 250.3-20 | — |
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2026:46016 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 6, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-2742 systemd: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Sep 16, 2026