Description

In systemd 259, systemd-journald can send ANSI escape sequences to the terminals of arbitrary users when a "logger -p emerg" command is executed, if ForwardToWall=yes is set.

INFO

Published Date :

2026-04-10T15:48:44.215Z

Last Modified :

2026-05-05T01:34:55.360Z

Source :

mitre
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-40228 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Systemd
  • Systemd
Systemd Project
  • Systemd
REFERENCES

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https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40228 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-40228 cve-icon
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/08/1 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
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