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CVE-2026-15059 (GCVE-0-2026-15059)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-10 13:02 – Updated: 2026-08-10 17:58
VLAI
Title
systemd-oomd: unprivileged users can terminate arbitrary processes
Summary
Local unprivileged users can terminate arbitrary local processes via a systemd-oomd IPC API due to a missing path traversal validation.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-10 17:57 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
systemd systemd-oomd Affected: 250 , < 261, 260.3, 259.7, 258.9 (custom)
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Date Public
2026-08-10 13:00
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