CVE-2026-16742

Publication date 10 August 2026

Last updated 10 August 2026

Ubuntu priority

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Description

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

Status

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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

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-8626-1
systemd vulnerabilities
10 August 2026

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-16742

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