Updated packagekit packages fix security vulnerability
Publication date: 09 Jun 2026Modification date: 09 Jun 2026
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases : 9
CVE: CVE-2026-41651
Description
PackageKit vulnerable to TOCTOU Race on Transaction Flags leads to
arbitrary package installation as root. (CVE-2026-41651)
References
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35428
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2026/msg00136.html
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/22/6
- https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/packagekit/2026-April/026513.html
- https://github.com/PackageKit/PackageKit/security/advisories/GHSA-f55j-vvr9-69xv
- https://github.security.telekom.com/2026/04/pack2theroot-linux-local-privilege-escalation.html
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-41651
SRPMS
9/core
- packagekit-1.2.6-2.1.mga9