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Medium severity6.2NVD Advisory· Published Apr 10, 2026· Updated Apr 14, 2026

CVE-2026-40227

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.

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Affected products

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Systemd Project/Systemd2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:260:-:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:260:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: >= 260, < 261

Patches

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References

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github.com/systemd/systemd/security/advisories/GHSA-848h-497j-8vjqnvdVendor Advisory

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