SUSE alert openSUSE-SU-2026:20646-1 (packagekit)
| From: | null@suse.de | |
| To: | security-announce@lists.opensuse.org | |
| Subject: | openSUSE-SU-2026:20646-1: important: Security update for PackageKit | |
| Date: | Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:13:42 +0200 | |
| Message-ID: | <20260430131342.89A2EFCEF@maintenance.suse.de> | |
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openSUSE security update: security update for packagekit ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2026:20646-1 Rating: important References: * bsc#1262220 Cross-References: * CVE-2026-41651 CVSS scores: * 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 ( 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 Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 16.0 ------------------------------------------------------------- An update that solves one vulnerability and has one bug fix can now be installed. Description: This update for PackageKit fixes the following issues: - CVE-2026-41651: race condition allows for arbitrary RPM package installation as root and can lead to LPE (bsc#1262220). Patch instructions: To install this openSUSE security 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 16.0 zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-16.0-654=1 Package List: - openSUSE Leap 16.0: PackageKit-1.2.8-160000.4.1 PackageKit-backend-dnf-1.2.8-160000.4.1 PackageKit-backend-zypp-1.2.8-160000.4.1 PackageKit-branding-upstream-1.2.8-160000.4.1 PackageKit-devel-1.2.8-160000.4.1 PackageKit-gstreamer-plugin-1.2.8-160000.4.1 PackageKit-gtk3-module-1.2.8-160000.4.1 PackageKit-lang-1.2.8-160000.4.1 libpackagekit-glib2-18-1.2.8-160000.4.1 libpackagekit-glib2-devel-1.2.8-160000.4.1 typelib-1_0-PackageKitGlib-1_0-1.2.8-160000.4.1 References: * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-41651.html