MEDIUM 5.5 Microsoft

CVE-2026-15059

systemd-oomd: unprivileged users can terminate arbitrary processes

Microsoft Security Update 2026-Aug: systemd-oomd: unprivileged users can terminate arbitrary processes

Affected Products

azl3 systemd 255-33 on Azure Linux 3.0
azl3 systemd-bootstrap 250.3-19 on Azure Linux 3.0
azl3 systemd 255-34 on Azure Linux 3.0
azl3 systemd-bootstrap 250.3-20 on Azure Linux 3.0

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-15059
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-15059

Published: 2026-08-11 · Source: Microsoft · Feed updated: 2026-09-24

This medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 was published on 2026-08-11 via Microsoft. Affected: azl3 systemd 255-33 on Azure Linux 3.0, azl3 systemd-bootstrap 250.3-19 on Azure Linux 3.0, azl3 systemd 255-34 on Azure Linux 3.0 and 1 more.

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