CVE-2026-15059: CWE-22 in systemd systemd-oomd
Local unprivileged users can terminate arbitrary local processes via a systemd-oomd IPC API due to a missing path traversal validation.
CVE-2026-15059: CWE-22 in systemd systemd-oomd
Description
Local unprivileged users can terminate arbitrary local processes via a systemd-oomd IPC API due to a missing path traversal validation.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.5medium
Affected software
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Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- systemd
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-08T14:15:01.392Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a79d51fbf8831d539c5a897
Added to database: 08/10/2026, 13:41:51 UTC
Last updated: 08/10/2026, 18:12:20 UTC
Views: 6
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