CVE-2026-29111

systemd: Local unprivileged user can trigger an assert

Published Mar 23, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4533-1 systemd security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8119-1 systemd vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8119-2 systemd vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Systemd Project
Systemd Project systemd
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Systemd Project
Systemd Project systemd
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Systemd
Systemd systemd
Vendors & Products Systemd
Systemd systemd
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title systemd: Local unprivileged user can trigger an assert
Weaknesses CWE-269
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Mar 25, 2026, 7:13 PM
Reserved
Mar 3, 2026, 9:54 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Mar 23, 2026, 10:16 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 10:29 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Mar 23, 2026, 9:03 PM