CVE-2026-61897
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1 advisory- Advisory severityHigh7.8
High [CVE-2026-61897] Local privilege escalation via incomplete privilege drop in language helper scripts
CVE-2026-61897Source published Source updated
An Ubuntu-specific patch to AccountsService before 23.13.9-8ubuntu7 only partially drops privileges before launching language helper scripts. It changes the effective UID/GID to the target user but leaves the real UID as 0 (root). A shell spawned by a helper script inherits ruid=0 and may reset its effective UID to root, enabling local privilege escalation. A flaw was found in AccountsService. This oversight allows a local user to exploit the incomplete privilege drop, potentially enabling them to reset their effective user ID to root. This could lead to local privilege escalation, granting unauthorized administrative access to the system. Red Hat products do not include this specific patch, therefore they are not directly affected by this flaw. Red Hat severity: Important — CVSS 7.8…
- Affected products in this advisory
- No product details extracted. Check the source bulletin.
- Source-reported affected versions
- < 23.13.9-8ubuntu7
- 23.13.9
- Source-reported fixed versions
- No fixed-version detail extracted. This does not mean no fix exists.
- Mitigation guidance
- No mitigation guidance extracted; consult the source.
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