CVE-2026-40223

medium

Description

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.

References

https://github.com/systemd/systemd/security/advisories/GHSA-x4h8-rrrg-q78f

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-04-10

Updated: 2026-04-10

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 3.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 4.7

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: Medium