Bug 2457325 (CVE-2026-40224) - CVE-2026-40224 systemd: systemd-machined: Local privilege escalation via varlink
Summary: CVE-2026-40224 systemd: systemd-machined: Local privilege escalation via varlink
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-40224
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Product Security
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Reported: 2026-04-10 16:02 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-04-13 11:37 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-04-10 16:02:28 UTC 
In systemd 259 before 260, there is local privilege escalation in systemd-machined because varlink can be used to reach the root namespace.
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