CVE-2026-40227

Published: Apr 10, 2026

Modified: Apr 14, 2026

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

6.2

MEDIUM

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.

Vendor	Product	Versions
systemd	systemd	affected `260 - < 261`

CVSS v3.1 Vector

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

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

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