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Systemd CVE-2026-40223

| EUVDEUVD-2026-21394 MEDIUM
Incorrect Behavior Order (CWE-696)
2026-04-10 mitre GHSA-52rm-r39v-fwv9
4.7
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY
4.7 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SUSE
MEDIUM
qualitative
Red Hat
4.7 MEDIUM
qualitative

Primary rating from NVD.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Patch available
Apr 16, 2026 - 05:29 EUVD
260
EUVD ID Assigned
Apr 10, 2026 - 15:30 euvd
EUVD-2026-21394
Analysis Generated
Apr 10, 2026 - 15:30 vuln.today
CVE Published
Apr 10, 2026 - 15:10 nvd
MEDIUM 4.7

DescriptionCVE.org

In systemd 258 before 260, a local unprivileged user can trigger an assert when a Delegate=yes and User=<unset> unit exists and is running.

AnalysisAI

Local denial of service in systemd 258 through 259 allows unprivileged users to trigger an assertion failure by interacting with service units configured with Delegate=yes and no explicit User setting, causing the systemd daemon to crash. The vulnerability requires local access and specific unit configuration but poses moderate risk to system availability with a CVSS score of 4.7 and no active exploitation currently identified.

Technical ContextAI

Systemd is a system and service manager for Linux that uses unit files to define service behaviors and resource delegation. The vulnerability stems from improper assertion logic (CWE-696: Incorrect Behavior Order) in systemd's handling of delegated cgroups when a unit has Delegate=yes set but no explicit User parameter specified. This configuration state creates a logic error where unprivileged users can reach a code path that triggers an unguarded assert statement, crashing the systemd process. The affected systemd versions are 258 up to but not including 260, identified via CPE cpe:2.3:a:systemd:systemd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*.

RemediationAI

Upgrade systemd to version 260 or later, which contains the fix for this assertion logic error. In the interim, system administrators can mitigate the issue by ensuring all service units with Delegate=yes also have an explicit User parameter defined in their unit configuration files, avoiding the problematic configuration state. See the GitHub security advisory at https://github.com/systemd/systemd/security/advisories/GHSA-x4h8-rrrg-q78f for additional details and confirmation of patched versions.

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