PackageKit vulnerability
Summary
USN-8195-1 fixed a vulnerability in PackageKit. This update provides the corresponding fix to Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Original advisory details: It was discovered that PackageKit incorrectly handled certain transactions. A local attacker could use this issue to install arbitrary packages as root, possibly resulting in privilege escalation. Affected Ubuntu releases: 20.04, 18.04, 16.04. CVEs: CVE-2026-41651.
- Ubuntu 20.04
- Ubuntu 18.04
- Ubuntu 16.04
Official advisory · medium-confidence parse· fetched 3 hours ago·verify at source
Mitigation checklist
- Apply available updates: `sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade` (a standard system update installs the fix).
Official advisory · medium-confidence parse· fetched 3 hours ago·verify at source
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