Mageia 9 PackageKit Important TOCTOU Race Escalation CVE-2026-41651
mageia
June 9, 2026
Security update
Summary
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
Topics Covered
Resolution
Warning: Undefined array key "block" in /var/www/www.linuxsecurity.com-443/html/tmp/regularlabs/custom_php/70358_e054056aed0948774f0d9dcb331a22bc on line 17
Warning: Undefined array key "block" in /var/www/www.linuxsecurity.com-443/html/tmp/regularlabs/custom_php/70358_e054056aed0948774f0d9dcb331a22bc on line 21
Warning: foreach() argument must be of type array|object, null given in /var/www/www.linuxsecurity.com-443/html/tmp/regularlabs/custom_php/70358_e054056aed0948774f0d9dcb331a22bc on line 21
SRPMS
- 9/core/packagekit-1.2.6-2.1.mga9
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Publication date:09 Jun 2026
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2026-0180.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2026-41651
Topics Covered
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