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CVE-2026-40228 - systemd/systemd

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.

CWE-669 / CVSS 2.9 (LOW)

Evidence
  • test-wall.c RED pre-fix (implicit declaration, -Werror)
  • test-wall GREEN post-fix, 5 groups incl. ST sequences
  • post-merge rebuild and run green on fork main
History
  • 2026-10-28: fork-fixed - merged to fork main 0e00565