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SUSE alert SUSE-SU-2026:1700-1 (PackageKit)



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              OPENSUSE-SECURITY-UPDATES <null@suse.de>


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              security-announce@lists.opensuse.org


Subject:
              SUSE-SU-2026:1700-1: important: Security update for PackageKit


Date:
              Wed, 06 May 2026 12:30:37 -0000


Message-ID:
              <177807063778.1556.11476434077152030176@3b8fe1ea1822>


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# Security update for PackageKit

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:1700-1  
Release Date: 2026-05-06T07:42:37Z  
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:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4

  
  
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 15.4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-1700=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-ESPOS-2026-1700=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-LTSS-2026-1700=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP4-LTSS-2026-1700=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP4-2026-1700=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    * libpackagekit-glib2-18-debuginfo-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * libpackagekit-glib2-devel-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * PackageKit-backend-dnf-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * PackageKit-gtk3-module-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * typelib-1_0-PackageKitGlib-1_0-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * PackageKit-gtk3-module-debuginfo-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * PackageKit-backend-dnf-debuginfo-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * PackageKit-devel-debuginfo-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * PackageKit-devel-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * PackageKit-debugsource-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * PackageKit-backend-zypp-debuginfo-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * PackageKit-gstreamer-plugin-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * PackageKit-gstreamer-plugin-debuginfo-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * libpackagekit-glib2-18-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * PackageKit-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * PackageKit-backend-zypp-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * PackageKit-debuginfo-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (noarch)
    * PackageKit-lang-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * PackageKit-branding-upstream-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (x86_64)
    * libpackagekit-glib2-18-32bit-debuginfo-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * libpackagekit-glib2-devel-32bit-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * libpackagekit-glib2-18-32bit-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64_ilp32)
    * libpackagekit-glib2-18-64bit-debuginfo-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * libpackagekit-glib2-devel-64bit-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * libpackagekit-glib2-18-64bit-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4 (aarch64
    x86_64)
    * libpackagekit-glib2-18-debuginfo-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * libpackagekit-glib2-devel-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * typelib-1_0-PackageKitGlib-1_0-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * PackageKit-devel-debuginfo-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * PackageKit-devel-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * PackageKit-debugsource-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * PackageKit-backend-zypp-debuginfo-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * libpackagekit-glib2-18-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * PackageKit-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * PackageKit-backend-zypp-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * PackageKit-debuginfo-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4 (noarch)
    * PackageKit-lang-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4 (aarch64
    x86_64)
    * libpackagekit-glib2-18-debuginfo-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * libpackagekit-glib2-devel-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * typelib-1_0-PackageKitGlib-1_0-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * PackageKit-devel-debuginfo-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * PackageKit-devel-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * PackageKit-debugsource-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * PackageKit-backend-zypp-debuginfo-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * libpackagekit-glib2-18-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * PackageKit-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * PackageKit-backend-zypp-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * PackageKit-debuginfo-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4 (noarch)
    * PackageKit-lang-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * libpackagekit-glib2-18-debuginfo-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * libpackagekit-glib2-devel-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * typelib-1_0-PackageKitGlib-1_0-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * PackageKit-devel-debuginfo-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * PackageKit-devel-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * PackageKit-debugsource-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * PackageKit-backend-zypp-debuginfo-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * libpackagekit-glib2-18-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * PackageKit-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * PackageKit-backend-zypp-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * PackageKit-debuginfo-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS (noarch)
    * PackageKit-lang-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 (ppc64le x86_64)
    * libpackagekit-glib2-18-debuginfo-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * libpackagekit-glib2-devel-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * typelib-1_0-PackageKitGlib-1_0-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * PackageKit-devel-debuginfo-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * PackageKit-devel-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * PackageKit-debugsource-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * PackageKit-backend-zypp-debuginfo-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * libpackagekit-glib2-18-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * PackageKit-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * PackageKit-backend-zypp-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
    * PackageKit-debuginfo-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 (noarch)
    * PackageKit-lang-1.2.4-150400.3.31.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-41651.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1262220





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