Bug 2457322 (CVE-2026-40227) - CVE-2026-40227 systemd: systemd: Denial of Service via malicious IPC API call with null element
Summary: CVE-2026-40227 systemd: systemd: Denial of Service via malicious IPC API call...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-40227
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-04-10 16:02 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-04-10 20:44 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-04-10 16:02:12 UTC 
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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