In systemd 259, systemd-journald can send ANSI escape sequences to the terminals of arbitrary users when a "logger -p emerg" command is executed, if ForwardToWall=yes is set.
6.2Medium
CVE-2026-40227
Description
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.
Weakness (CWE):
CWE-1025
Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.
Affected products and versions
References and patches
CPE matches (NVD) (1)
cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:260:-:*:*:*:*:*:*