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CVE-2026-40227
In systemd 260 before 261, a local unprivileged user can trigger an assert via an IPC API call with an array or map that has a null element.
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"systemd","vendor":"systemd","versions":[{"lessThan":"261","status":"affected","version":"260","versionType":"custom"}]}
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Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"LOCAL","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":6.2,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"NONE","integrityImpact":"NONE","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
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CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-1025","description":"CWE-1025 Comparison Using Wrong Factors","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:879adb0344f31e5d1718dea72404d2933554c54a699c1d52850d90ae93363acd · sha256:b34bc1b8b23abd1d… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
1 source assertion{"url":"https://github.com/systemd/systemd/security/advisories/GHSA-848h-497j-8vjq"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:879adb0344f31e5d1718dea72404d2933554c54a699c1d52850d90ae93363acd · sha256:b34bc1b8b23abd1d… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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