Incorrect Resource Transfer Between Spheres Affecting libsystemd package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (14th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CONAN-LIBSYSTEMD-16032169
  • published14 Apr 2026
  • disclosed10 Apr 2026
  • creditaydenbottos

Introduced: 10 Apr 2026

CVE-2026-40225  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-669  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

A fix was pushed into the master branch but not yet published.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Resource Transfer Between Spheres in the udev process. An attacker can gain local root execution by connecting malicious hardware devices that produce unsanitized kernel output.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1