usn-8119-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2026-03-23 20:16
Modified
2026-04-22 07:37
Summary
systemd vulnerabilities
Details
It was discovered that systemd incorrectly handled certain cgroup paths. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause systemd to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2026-29111)
It was discovered that the systemd udev component incorrectly handled certain fields received from the kernel. An attacker with a malicious device could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code as an administrator (root).
References
| URL | Type | |
|---|---|---|
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"aliases": [],
"details": "It was discovered that systemd incorrectly handled certain cgroup paths.\nA local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause systemd to crash,\nresulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2026-29111)\n\nIt was discovered that the systemd udev component incorrectly handled\ncertain fields received from the kernel. An attacker with a malicious\ndevice could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code as an\nadministrator (root).",
"id": "USN-8119-1",
"modified": "2026-04-22T07:37:31Z",
"published": "2026-03-23T20:16:04Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8119-1"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-29111"
}
],
"related": [],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"summary": "systemd vulnerabilities",
"upstream": [
"UBUNTU-CVE-2026-29111"
]
}
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