PT-2026-69840 · Systemd+2 · Systemd-Homed+2
CVE-2026-16742
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Published
2026-08-10
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Updated
2026-09-03
CVSS v3.1
6.7
Medium
| Vector | AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
systemd-homed (affected versions not specified)
Description
The systemd-homed daemon contains a local privilege escalation flaw resulting from insecure privilege management. An attacker can exploit this issue by adding an arbitrary system group to a local, logged-in user managed by homed to gain root privileges.
Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
LPE
Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
Improper Privilege Management
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Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Linuxmint
Ubuntu
Systemd-Homed