Description
systemd-homed contains a local privilege escalation bug via arbitrary system group addition to a local, logged in, homed-managed user
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| systemd | systemd-homed | 245 – < 262, 261.2, 260.4, 259.8, 258.10 | 262, 261.2, 260.4, 259.8, 258.10 |
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 | 261.2-1 | — |
| 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 | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 16.0 | systemd | 257.13-160000.4.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23620-1 |
| SLES 16.0 | systemd | 257.13-160000.4.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23620-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.2 | systemd | 257.13-160000.4.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23470-1, SUSE-SU-2026:23454-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | systemd +1 | 257.13-160000.4.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:21754-1 |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | systemd +14 | 252.23-13.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3117 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | systemd | 255-34 | — |
Advisories 6
- SUSE-SU-2026:23620-1 Security update for systemd SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Sep 29, 2026
- ALAS2023-2026-3117 Important: systemd security update (Amazon Linux 2023) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Sep 28, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-2742 systemd: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Sep 16, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:23470-1 Security update for systemd SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Sep 14, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:23454-1 Security update for systemd SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Sep 14, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21754-1 Security update for systemd SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Sep 9, 2026