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Packages - systemd - system and service manager Details It was discovered that systemd-homed did not properly verify the signature of home records. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to add arbitrary system groups to a logged-in user and gain elevated privileges. (CVE-2026-16742) It was discovered that systemd-machined incorrectly handled certain polkit authorization checks. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to terminate arbitrary processes, including privileged ones. This issue only affected Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-15060) It was discovered that systemd-oomd did not properly validate certain IPC requests. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to terminate arbitrary processes. (CVE-2026-15059) It was discovered that systemd-homed did not properly verify the signature of home records. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to add arbitrary system groups to a logged-in user and gain elevated privileges. (CVE-2026-16742) It was discovered that systemd-machined incorrectly handled certain polkit authorization checks. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to terminate arbitrary processes, including privileged ones. This issue only affected Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-15060) It was discovered that systemd-oomd did not properly validate certain IPC requests. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to terminate arbitrary processes. (CVE-2026-15059) Update instructions In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: | Ubuntu Release | Package Version | || |---|---|---|---| | 26.04 LTS resolute | systemd – 259.5-0ubuntu3.4 | || | systemd-homed – 259.5-0ubuntu3.4 | ||| | systemd-oomd – 259.5-0ubuntu3.4 | ||| | 24.04 LTS noble | systemd – 255.4-1ubuntu8.17 | || | systemd-homed – 255.4-1ubuntu8.17 | ||| | systemd-oomd – 255.4-1ubuntu8.17 | ||| | 22.04 LTS jammy | systemd – 249.11-0ubuntu3.22 | || | systemd-oomd – 249.11-0ubuntu3.22 | Reduce your security exposure Ubuntu Pro provides ten-year security coverage to 25,000+ packages in Main and Universe repositories, and it is free for up to five machines.