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CVE-2026-29111VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Red Hat Security Advisory: systemd security update

Affects Red Hat systemdSource GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 06:59 UTC

Severity
Medium

Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA

EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 2% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 5 May 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

Red Hat has released updated systemd packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and its variants to fix this vulnerability. Users should apply the security update as detailed in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:13651 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patch.

Description

A security vulnerability in systemd, the system and service manager for Linux, allows for arbitrary code execution or denial of service via spurious IPC API call data. This issue is identified as CVE-2026-29111 and affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and its variants. The vulnerability arises from improper handling of IPC API calls, potentially enabling attackers to execute code or disrupt service availability.

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