Debian Bookworm PackageKit Local Privilege Escalation Advisory DSA-6226-1
debian
April 22, 2026
Maik Schaefer discovered that a TOCTOU race condition in PackageKit (a package management service over a DBus interface) could result in local privilege escalation
Summary
For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed
in version 1.2.6-5+deb12u1.
For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.3.1-1+deb13u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your packagekit packages.
For the detailed security status of packagekit please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/packagekit
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
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