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MEDIUM Updates Debian Security

DSA-6226-1 packagekit - security update

  • What: Security update for PackageKit with TOCTOU fix
  • Impact: Prevents local privilege escalation in Debian
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[Date Prev][Date Next] [Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index] [SECURITY] [DSA 6226-1] packagekit security update To: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org Subject: [SECURITY] [DSA 6226-1] packagekit security update From: Moritz Muehlenhoff <jmm@debian.org> Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:26:24 +0000 Message-id: <[🔎] aei-cKxeJlrupNCb@seger.debian.org> Reply-to: debian-security-announce-request@lists.debian.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-6226-1 security@debian.org https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff April 22, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : packagekit CVE ID : not yet available Maik Schaefer discovered that a TOCTOU race condition in PackageKit (a package management service over a DBus interface) could result in local privilege escalation. For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.6-5+deb12u1. For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in version 1.3.1-1+deb13u1. We recommend that you upgrade your packagekit packages. For the detailed security status of packagekit please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/packagekit Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIzBAEBCgAdFiEEtuYvPRKsOElcDakFEMKTtsN8TjYFAmnovjkACgkQEMKTtsN8 TjYg/Q//RW6Eavbeo9U+tlDtVJGltMOHeXm4NAwXa4cmdDlXfRFFyv4JGBOqF8bn qxBU051cdoMoD6AWkTjVl40iMeABPaIrc+nKY2/4mGj48FIRKoiCc6tq6iugCbEB NYx/ol+LWRsZTEIdM+ZN8YjcT/IyxWsjhzWQ3q2zSfflqlTioHY07ScjUCvVoYcg CTpVI8nFv9ToNTLENUqfAfeBmEeSl2ESaHEP926F1SXHswpXt1i+7d5KSBObidU5 HhB5fU+Q9AVMfQJhFW6MjkYVQjtwmbZS5hkhr3V7efAseRMQIDIXDddfQxeSAs7r R5jQmgth3pzQHMymk6YSqYkC3Bnr6Z9yc+AgaLbbhaZlPQBgK69WHgvg+/+YTvGc pQl7eK4eu5L0PPSLiJVOROklrG+WCu2PmuY7LVbMkdUxC5utwPdOl05VMM2+nVRJ 68xETyU9wn9TdfWzlgIac+jPEoH2WHv9nEzAYTUTxNEpqBpogEn8124ynP+72Nrn amHiDmp9WXa3y7hQd/3GoevQK2sz9634lKnYz7M0kF2T/1ha+0ye1NeG64Dvsacn 5WH+QRHnk54yS2lYqY0FpsAqGKqOtt8CG3tWTIVyDVc93FhSEZvGCHqAYbBFbzzw LlsnE+vSa77uL363oWqZqAKSTlv+1Y3LVYAHKcRqnZBETuXZWtE= =S86T -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- Reply to: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org Moritz Muehlenhoff (on-list) Moritz Muehlenhoff (off-list) Prev by Date: [SECURITY] [DSA 6225-1] firefox-esr security update Next by Date: [SECURITY] [DSA 6227-1] strongswan security update Previous by thread: [SECURITY] [DSA 6225-1] firefox-esr security update Next by thread: [SECURITY] [DSA 6227-1] strongswan security update Index(es): Date Thread

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