Incorrect Resource Transfer Between Spheres Affecting systemd/systemd package, versions [259-rc1,]
Threat Intelligence
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- published14 Apr 2026
- disclosed10 Apr 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 10 Apr 2026
CVE-2026-40228 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
There is no fixed version for systemd/systemd.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Resource Transfer Between Spheres via the ForwardToWall process. An attacker can inject ANSI escape sequences into user terminals by executing a logger -p emerg command when the relevant configuration is enabled. This is only exploitable if ForwardToWall=yes is set in the configuration.