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SUSE-SU-2026:3244-1: moderate: Security update for systemd
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# Security update for systemd

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:3244-1  
Release Date: 2026-07-24T13:11:41Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1261400
  * bsc#1261982
  * bsc#1261983
  * bsc#1262305
  * bsc#1267644
  * bsc#1267647

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2026-40226

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2026-40226 ( SUSE ):  7.1
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-40226 ( SUSE ):  6.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2026-40226 ( NVD ):  6.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP7
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7
  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability and has five security fixes can now be
installed.

## Description:

This update for systemd fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

  * CVE-2026-40226: nspawn: escape-to-host via malformed optional config file
    (bsc#1261400).

Other updates and bugfixes:

  * Fix soft reboot not restarting user services with default.target
    (bsc#1262305).
  * Import commit e46e1952d5 (bsc#1267647 bsc#1262305 bsc#1267644).
  * Import commit 429043ca9a (bsc#1261982 bsc#1261983).
  * Import commit 58e5d2e21e (bsc#1261982).
  * Import commit 4bd91117cc (bsc#1261983).

## Special Instructions and Notes:

  * Please reboot the system after installing this update.

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like
YaST online_update or "zypper patch".  
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP7  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2026-3244=1

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-3244=1

  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP7-2026-3244=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 i586 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * libudev-mini1-debuginfo-254.27-150600.4.71.1
    * systemd-sysvcompat-debuginfo-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * systemd-mini-254.27-150600.4.71.1
    * systemd-network-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * systemd-testsuite-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * systemd-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * systemd-resolved-debuginfo-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * libsystemd0-debuginfo-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * systemd-doc-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * udev-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * systemd-journal-remote-debuginfo-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * systemd-networkd-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * udev-mini-debuginfo-254.27-150600.4.71.1
    * libudev1-debuginfo-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * systemd-debugsource-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * systemd-homed-debuginfo-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * systemd-networkd-debuginfo-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * systemd-mini-debuginfo-254.27-150600.4.71.1
    * systemd-mini-container-debuginfo-254.27-150600.4.71.1
    * libsystemd0-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * udev-mini-254.27-150600.4.71.1
    * libudev1-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * systemd-experimental-debuginfo-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * systemd-mini-devel-254.27-150600.4.71.1
    * libudev-mini1-254.27-150600.4.71.1
    * systemd-debuginfo-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * libsystemd0-mini-debuginfo-254.27-150600.4.71.1
    * systemd-coredump-debuginfo-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * systemd-testsuite-debuginfo-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * systemd-container-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * systemd-experimental-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * systemd-portable-debuginfo-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * libsystemd0-mini-254.27-150600.4.71.1
    * systemd-portable-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * systemd-mini-debugsource-254.27-150600.4.71.1
    * systemd-journal-remote-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * systemd-coredump-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * systemd-mini-container-254.27-150600.4.71.1
    * systemd-resolved-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * systemd-container-debuginfo-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * systemd-homed-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * udev-debuginfo-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * systemd-devel-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * systemd-sysvcompat-254.27-150600.4.71.2
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64)
    * libudev1-32bit-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * libsystemd0-32bit-debuginfo-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * libudev1-32bit-debuginfo-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * libsystemd0-32bit-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * systemd-32bit-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * systemd-devel-32bit-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * systemd-32bit-debuginfo-254.27-150600.4.71.2
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64_ilp32)
    * libudev1-64bit-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * systemd-64bit-debuginfo-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * libsystemd0-64bit-debuginfo-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * systemd-devel-64bit-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * libsystemd0-64bit-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * libudev1-64bit-debuginfo-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * systemd-64bit-254.27-150600.4.71.2
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 i586 x86_64)
    * systemd-boot-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * systemd-boot-debuginfo-254.27-150600.4.71.2
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)
    * systemd-lang-254.27-150600.4.71.2
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * systemd-sysvcompat-debuginfo-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * systemd-doc-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * libsystemd0-debuginfo-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * systemd-resolved-debuginfo-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * systemd-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * udev-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * systemd-journal-remote-debuginfo-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * libudev1-debuginfo-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * systemd-debugsource-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * libsystemd0-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * libudev1-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * systemd-debuginfo-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * systemd-coredump-debuginfo-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * systemd-container-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * systemd-journal-remote-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * systemd-coredump-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * systemd-resolved-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * systemd-container-debuginfo-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * udev-debuginfo-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * systemd-devel-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * systemd-sysvcompat-254.27-150600.4.71.2
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (noarch)
    * systemd-lang-254.27-150600.4.71.2
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (x86_64)
    * libudev1-32bit-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * libsystemd0-32bit-debuginfo-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * libudev1-32bit-debuginfo-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * libsystemd0-32bit-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * systemd-32bit-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * systemd-32bit-debuginfo-254.27-150600.4.71.2
  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * systemd-debugsource-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * systemd-debuginfo-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * systemd-network-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * systemd-networkd-debuginfo-254.27-150600.4.71.2
    * systemd-networkd-254.27-150600.4.71.2

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40226.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1261400
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1261982
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1261983
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262305
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1267644
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1267647



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