Use of Less Trusted Source Affecting udev package, versions <254.27-150600.4.71.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (1st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES157-UDEV-18343707
  • published28 Jul 2026
  • disclosed24 Jul 2026

Introduced: 24 Jul 2026

CVE-2026-40226  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-348  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.7 udev to version 254.27-150600.4.71.2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream udev package and not the udev package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.7 relevant fixed versions and status.

In nspawn in systemd 233 through 259 before 260, an escape-to-host action can occur via a crafted optional config file.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1