CVE-2026-15059 PUBLISHED

systemd-oomd: unprivileged users can terminate arbitrary processes

Assigner: systemd
Reserved: 08.07.2026 Published: 10.08.2026 Updated: 10.08.2026

Local unprivileged users can terminate arbitrary local processes via a systemd-oomd IPC API due to a missing path traversal validation.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS Score: 5.5

Product Status

Vendor systemd
Product systemd-oomd
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 250 to 261, 260.3, 259.7, 258.9 (excl.)

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-22 CWE
  • CWE-59 CWE