An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.. # Security update for PackageKit Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:1939-1 Release Date: 2026-05-18T07:43:59Z Rating: important References: * bsc#1262220 Cross-References: * 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: * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7 * openSUSE Leap 15.6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7 An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed. ## Description: 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). ## Special Instructions and Notes: ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: * openSUSE Leap 15.6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-1939=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP6-LTSS-2026-1939=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP6-2026-1939=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-WE-15-SP7-2026-1939=1 * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7 zypper in -t patchSUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP7-2026-1939=1 ## Package List: * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586) * PackageKit-backend-dnf-debuginfo-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * PackageKit-backend-zypp-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * libpackagekit-glib2-devel-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * PackageKit-backend-dnf-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * PackageKit-backend-zypp-debuginfo-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * PackageKit-devel-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * PackageKit-gtk3-module-debuginfo-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * typelib-1_0-PackageKitGlib-1_0-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * PackageKit-gstreamer-plugin-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * PackageKit-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * PackageKit-debugsource-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * libpackagekit-glib2-18-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * PackageKit-debuginfo-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * PackageKit-gstreamer-plugin-debuginfo-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * PackageKit-gtk3-module-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * libpackagekit-glib2-18-debuginfo-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * PackageKit-devel-debuginfo-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64_ilp32) * libpackagekit-glib2-devel-64bit-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * libpackagekit-glib2-18-64bit-debuginfo-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * libpackagekit-glib2-18-64bit-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch) * PackageKit-branding-upstream-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * PackageKit-lang-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64) * libpackagekit-glib2-devel-32bit-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * libpackagekit-glib2-18-32bit-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * libpackagekit-glib2-18-32bit-debuginfo-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * PackageKit-backend-zypp-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * PackageKit-devel-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * libpackagekit-glib2-devel-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * PackageKit-backend-zypp-debuginfo-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * typelib-1_0-PackageKitGlib-1_0-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * PackageKit-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * PackageKit-debugsource-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 *PackageKit-debuginfo-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * libpackagekit-glib2-18-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * libpackagekit-glib2-18-debuginfo-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * PackageKit-devel-debuginfo-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS (noarch) * PackageKit-lang-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 (ppc64le x86_64) * PackageKit-backend-zypp-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * PackageKit-devel-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * libpackagekit-glib2-devel-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * PackageKit-backend-zypp-debuginfo-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * typelib-1_0-PackageKitGlib-1_0-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * PackageKit-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * PackageKit-debugsource-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * PackageKit-debuginfo-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * libpackagekit-glib2-18-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * libpackagekit-glib2-18-debuginfo-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * PackageKit-devel-debuginfo-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 (noarch) * PackageKit-lang-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7 (x86_64) * PackageKit-gtk3-module-debuginfo-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * PackageKit-gstreamer-plugin-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * PackageKit-gstreamer-plugin-debuginfo-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * PackageKit-gtk3-module-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * PackageKit-debugsource-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * PackageKit-debuginfo-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * PackageKit-backend-zypp-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * PackageKit-devel-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * libpackagekit-glib2-devel-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * PackageKit-backend-zypp-debuginfo-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * typelib-1_0-PackageKitGlib-1_0-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * PackageKit-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * PackageKit-debugsource-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * PackageKit-debuginfo-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * libpackagekit-glib2-18-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * libpackagekit-glib2-18-debuginfo-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 *PackageKit-devel-debuginfo-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7 (noarch) * PackageKit-lang-1.2.8-150600.4.14.1 ## References: * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-41651.html * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262220 . Fix for important PackageKit issue released for openSUSE; addresses LPE risk due to race condition vulnerability.. PackageKit update, LPE risk, openSUSE security. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team
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