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Echo: systemd: security update to 257.13-1~deb13u1+e2

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 457436

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - systemd-homed contains a local privilege escalation bug via arbitrary system group addition to a local,
 logged in, homed-managed user (CVE-2026-16742)

Solution

Update the systemd library and its related packages to version 257.13-1~deb13u1+e2 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2026-16742

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 457436

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 58.25

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6

Temporal Score: 4.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-16742

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.7

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/17/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/10/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-16742