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🛡️ USN-8626-1 — systemd (CVE-2026-16742 +2 more)

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
N/A
CVSS Score
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Description

systemd vulnerabilities

It was discovered that systemd-homed did not properly verify the signature

of home records. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to add

arbitrary system groups to a logged-in user and gain elevated privileges.

(CVE-2026-16742)

It was discovered that systemd-machined incorrectly handled certain polkit

authorization checks. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to

terminate arbitrary processes, including privileged ones. This issue only

affected Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-15060)

It was discovered that systemd-oomd did not properly validate certain IPC

requests. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to terminate

arbitrary processes. (CVE-2026-15059)

Affected software

USN-8626-1 is recorded against 1 package.

  • systemd (fixed in 259.5-0ubuntu3.4)

Timeline and source

Published on 10 August 2026 and last revised on 12 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

ubuntu.com (Advisory)
ubuntu.com (Report)
ubuntu.com (Report)
ubuntu.com (Report)

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Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector N/A
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2026-08-10
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-08-12
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
systemd 259.5-0ubuntu3.4

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