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Mageia 10 Haveged Important Privilege Escalation CVE-2026-41054

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Calendar Grey July 20, 2026
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Mageia security update addresses privilege escalation in haveged package, identified as CVE-2026-41054, for Mageia 9 and 10.
Security update

Summary

Description: The updated package fixes a security vulnerability: Privilege escalation via command socket. (CVE-2026-41054)

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35550

- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/19/3

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-41054

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory privilege escalation important Mageia threat vector haveged

Resolution

SRPMS

- 10/core/haveged-1.9.21-2.mga10

- 9/core/haveged-1.9.21-2.mga9

Severity
important
Lowest
Low
Medium
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Critical

Publication date: 20 Jul 2026
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2026-0275.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2026-41054

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory privilege escalation important Mageia threat vector haveged

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