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RHSA-2026:11635: Important: PackageKit security update

A race condition vulnerability (CVE-2026-41651, CVSS 8.8 High) in PackageKit allows an attacker to exploit a flaw in the D-Bus abstraction layer to install arbitrary packages with root privileges. The vulnerability affects PackageKit versions from 1.0.2 up to, but not including, 1.3.5. The flaw is remediated by upgrading to PackageKit version 1.3.5.
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Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:11635 - Security Advisory Issued: 2026-04-29 Updated: 2026-04-29 RHSA-2026:11635 - Security Advisory Overview Updated Packages Synopsis Important: PackageKit security update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Important Red Hat Lightspeed patch analysis Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory. View affected systems Topic An update for PackageKit is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section. Description PackageKit is a D-Bus abstraction layer that allows the session user to manage packages in a secure way using a cross-distribution, cross-architecture API. Security Fix(es): PackageKit: race condition vulnerability leads to arbitrary package installation as root (CVE-2026-41651) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Solution For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 Affected Products Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 8 x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 8 s390x Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 8 ppc64le Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 8 aarch64 Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64 8 x86_64 Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian 8 ppc64le Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64 8 aarch64 Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for IBM z Systems 8 s390x Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle 8.10 x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Life Cycle 8.10 aarch64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Life Cycle 8.10 ppc64le Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Life Cycle 8.10 s390x Fixes BZ - 2460604 - CVE-2026-41651 PackageKit: race condition vulnerability leads to arbitrary package installation as root CVEs CVE-2026-41651 References https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important Note: More recent versions of these packages may be available. 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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 8 SRPM PackageKit-1.1.12-8.el8_10.src.rpm SHA-256: b1fb2021d7b0e3542927528e3c28b93657aa2facc9a9ba8d29cda7f7c23d7440 x86_64 PackageKit-1.1.12-8.el8_10.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 67cfbf0d8337bab34b772caa8e66573573ecd8d8fb2f457ed78c2a43739314a6 PackageKit-command-not-found-1.1.12-8.el8_10.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: c11f7ea57c35b6f45a709642f219a5fb0f945e5340231d2ebf31e9ea162958a7 PackageKit-command-not-found-debuginfo-1.1.12-8.el8_10.i686.rpm SHA-256: ede9145bf800965eaacff46c65c676928d4afdc2b31409c7489b414ff9dffa5b PackageKit-command-not-found-debuginfo-1.1.12-8.el8_10.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: e7ae1272b43d0d55fdefaab15353e09c14c3d19326a47c24377e5659710ffe9f PackageKit-cron-1.1.12-8.el8_10.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 219b6eef8c8ec9ff418ed492f015dd85f103e582445b0964161a74e223519644 PackageKit-debuginfo-1.1.12-8.el8_10.i686.rpm SHA-256: 62f11efba0dafc733b0250c851be35a23d672d4cf01c14b85267008eb178b5be PackageKit-debuginfo-1.1.12-8.el8_10.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 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PackageKit-gstreamer-plugin-debuginfo-1.1.12-8.el8_10.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 672dd29c276bfd6bf3023c9e18dd55914e9d0ac196f83716bdba94c182366cd1 PackageKit-gtk3-module-1.1.12-8.el8_10.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 0ef83355a2528cef5a37b29f0ed3c1f1cf1875ebbe16345cb64976ebc2181ee9 PackageKit-gtk3-module-debuginfo-1.1.12-8.el8_10.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 9a4e464f6cc397109b853df3a29b4d18a64a9ed37eebec83a4cb62055d58ad87 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 8 SRPM PackageKit-1.1.12-8.el8_10.src.rpm SHA-256: b1fb2021d7b0e3542927528e3c28b93657aa2facc9a9ba8d29cda7f7c23d7440 ppc64le PackageKit-1.1.12-8.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 05407ea04b122d263078722dfe119dce4a0369f682abaa92601a3886531acfa7 PackageKit-command-not-found-1.1.12-8.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 740d429569be5e556c1596df15738a5dec649529d06dd6e1931ba2fbaa098e8e PackageKit-command-not-found-debuginfo-1.1.12-8.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 9e66f03d4045cd5e26c9246d25545117e30beeb1027e67b14a90eeb0f4e0b7a7 PackageKit-cron-1.1.12-8.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm 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