Directory Traversal Affecting systemd package, versions <0:261.2-1.hum1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (2nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-SYSTEMD-19651107
  • published9 Sept 2026
  • disclosed10 Aug 2026

Introduced: 10 Aug 2026

CVE-2026-15059  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-22  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:10 systemd to version 0:261.2-1.hum1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2026:46016.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream systemd package and not the systemd package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1