CVE-2026-16742

Publication date 10 August 2026

Last updated 12 August 2026

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.7 · Medium

Score breakdown

Description

local privilege escalation via missing home-record signature verification on the authenticate path

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
systemd 26.04 LTS resolute
Fixed 259.5-0ubuntu3.4
24.04 LTS noble
Fixed 255.4-1ubuntu8.17
22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 249.11-0ubuntu3.22
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 6.7 · Medium

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-8626-1
    • systemd vulnerabilities
    • 10 August 2026

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