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Debian Bookworm haveged Important Local Privilege Escalation Fix DSA-6292-1

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Calendar Grey May 22, 2026
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A flaw in haveged allows local privilege escalation. Fixed in version 1.9.14-1+deb12u1 for Debian Bookworm.
Dirk Mueller discovered that a flaw in the function performing a credential check on the command socket of haveged, a userspace entropy daemon, may result in local privilege escala...
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Summary

For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed
in version 1.9.14-1+deb12u1.

For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.9.19-12+deb13u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your haveged packages.

For the detailed security status of haveged please refer to its security
tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/haveged

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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Package: haveged
CVE ID: CVE-2026-41054

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