Local Process Termination Vulnerability in Systemd by Systemd
CVE-2026-15059

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Systemd

Status
Systemd-oomd
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 August 2026

What is CVE-2026-15059?

A vulnerability has been identified in systemd-oomd that allows local unprivileged users to terminate arbitrary local processes. This issue arises from a lack of proper validation for path traversal in the systemd-oomd IPC API. Exploiting this vulnerability can lead to unintended consequences on affected systems, as it grants unauthorized access to control local processes.

Affected Version(s)

systemd-oomd Linux 250 < 261, 260.3, 259.7, 258.9

References

https://github.com/systemd/systemd/security/advisories/GH...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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