SUSE Linux 12 SP5 PackageKit Important Race Condition Vuln 2026-1701-1
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May 6, 2026
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.
Summary
## This update for PackageKit fixes the following issue: * CVE-2026-41651: race condition allows for arbitrary RPM package installation as root and can lead to LPE (bsc#1262220).
Topics Covered
References
* bsc#1262220
Cross-
* CVE-2026-41651
CVSS scores:
* CVE-2026-41651 ( SUSE ): 9.3
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
* CVE-2026-41651 ( SUSE ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
* CVE-2026-41651 ( NVD ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.
##
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-41651.html
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262220
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:1701-1
Release Date: 2026-05-06T07:42:47Z
Rating: important
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