High8.8Red Hat & Ubuntu Linux
race condition vulnerability leads to arbitrary package installation as root
CVE-2026-41651 Published Apr 22, 2026
CVE-2026-41651
Affected products & platforms
Red Hat & Ubuntu LinuxUnclassified
Summary
race condition vulnerability leads to arbitrary package installation as root. Red Hat rates this important (CVSS 8.8). Weakness: CWE-367. Affected package(s): PackageKit. Resolved in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:11504 — update the affected packages (`sudo dnf update`).
Affected versions
- PackageKit-0:1.2.6-2.el9_7
- PackageKit-0:1.2.6-2.el9_8
- PackageKit-0:1.1.12-8.el8_10
- PackageKit-0:1.2.8-8.el10_2
- PackageKit-0:1.2.8-8.el10_0.1
- PackageKit-0:1.1.10-2.el7_9.1
- PackageKit-0:1.2.4-2.el9_0.1
- PackageKit-0:1.2.6-1.el9_4.1
- PackageKit-0:1.1.12-6.el8_6.1
- PackageKit-0:1.2.4-2.el9_2.1
- PackageKit-0:1.2.6-1.el9_6.1
- PackageKit-0:1.1.12-6.el8_4.1
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 1 day ago·verify at source
Fixed versions
- RHSA-2026:11504
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 1 day ago·verify at source
Mitigation checklist
Recommended fix / mitigation
- Update the affected package(s) to the fixed version shipped in RHSA-2026:11504 (`sudo dnf update` / `yum update`).
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 1 day ago·verify at source
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