systemd, a system and service manager, (as PID 1) hits an assert and freezes execution when an unprivileged IPC API call is made with spurious data. On version v249 and older the effect is not an assert, but stack overwriting, with the attacker controlled content. From version v250 and newer this is not possible as the safety check causes an assert instead. This IPC call was added in v239, so versions older than that are not affected. Versions 260-rc1, 259.2, 258.5, and 257.11 contain patches. No known workarounds are available.
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Information
Published : 2026-03-23 22:16
Updated : 2026-03-24 15:53
NVD link : CVE-2026-29111
Mitre link : CVE-2026-29111
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-29111
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CWE
CWE-269
Improper Privilege Management
