Fedora alert FEDORA-2026-41926fe792 (PackageKit)

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[SECURITY] Fedora 42 Update: PackageKit-1.3.4-3.fc42
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Tue, 28 Apr 2026 01:15:19 +0000
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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2026-41926fe792
2026-04-28 01:11:18.587435+00:00
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Name        : PackageKit
Product     : Fedora 42
Version     : 1.3.4
Release     : 3.fc42
URL         : http://www.freedesktop.org/software/PackageKit/
Summary     : Package management service
Description :
PackageKit is a D-Bus abstraction layer that allows the session user
to manage packages in a secure way using a cross-distro,
cross-architecture API.

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Update Information:

Backport fix for race condition leading to root compromise (GHSA-f55j-vvr9-69xv)
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ChangeLog:

* Wed Apr 22 2026 Neal Gompa <ngompa@fedoraproject.org> - 1.3.4-3
- Actually apply patch for security fix
* Wed Apr 22 2026 Neal Gompa <ngompa@fedoraproject.org> - 1.3.4-2
- Backport fix for GHSA-f55j-vvr9-69xv
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References:

  [ 1 ] Bug #2460579 - Local Privilege escalation: Run code as root due to race condition in
PackageKit
        https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2460579
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This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use
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http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgr...

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