Execution with Unnecessary Privileges The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package rhcos  (opens in a new tab)


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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-RHCOS-16056445
  • published15 Apr 2026
  • disclosed10 Apr 2026

Introduced: 10 Apr 2026

CVE-2026-40225  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-250  (opens in a new tab)

Amendment

The Red Hat security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for RHEL:8.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rhcos package and not the rhcos package as distributed by RHEL.

In udev in systemd before 260, local root execution can occur via malicious hardware devices and unsanitized kernel output.