Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:18024 - Security Advisory Issued: 2026-05-18 Updated: 2026-05-18 RHSA-2026:18024 - 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 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions. 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 Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 9.0 ppc64le Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 9.0 x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - 4 years of updates 9.0 aarch64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - 4 years of updates 9.0 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. Click a package name for more details. Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 9.0 SRPM PackageKit-1.2.4-2.el9_0.1.src.rpm SHA-256: f7740d6d4ce90eca519118be8cb0b7fa00a526764d96fa62626caf9d085c6db7 ppc64le PackageKit-1.2.4-2.el9_0.1.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: ebd55b7a1718d666c81f3d42ceed0377de0e62e88fa2ded09c148dc85311b0f7 PackageKit-command-not-found-1.2.4-2.el9_0.1.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 92f11b7754fc8d9c367d43aa392742af674bbab3c7664f3195e3bb7e7147c135 PackageKit-command-not-found-debuginfo-1.2.4-2.el9_0.1.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 51f05e03e3ed91a51253d4f036b7becb0fa337802769514dec3b5045ebf0252a PackageKit-debuginfo-1.2.4-2.el9_0.1.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: c67da32919c9ce66625e8c3087ae473a6d9e90c581038d1cd95ebfb81e3d5097 PackageKit-debugsource-1.2.4-2.el9_0.1.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: d0b1d57bcebfdb531907a512a45113b9e421ca57911b052675e4ac4946499209 PackageKit-glib-1.2.4-2.el9_0.1.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: c5837a5f54581205ae337050a50b8b8e4b995a650c8ba76523a64d76cf220ae0 PackageKit-glib-debuginfo-1.2.4-2.el9_0.1.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: ca0e3f24bdef5df2bf38945c4473abc26d7f64da0dc28dcbf8e154bc33dc1887 PackageKit-gstreamer-plugin-1.2.4-2.el9_0.1.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 7f2dcced76dedd344b78dab3f4f72245c2958f89d91a5a17b59d8e9928b73f5a PackageKit-gstreamer-plugin-debuginfo-1.2.4-2.el9_0.1.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 8b8051c57ac86df7b96b6d32637377e522f4b87a065fcad8c151f2155f2fb08a PackageKit-gtk3-module-1.2.4-2.el9_0.1.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: a15e62c6b9d96f5fc7f07db9b366583431d9f21af750cdcc8479253509526021 PackageKit-gtk3-module-debuginfo-1.2.4-2.el9_0.1.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: e0c2ca1ec50249f8ef638608809e1f710c467834d40ea38691f43325a44f62ac Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 9.0 SRPM PackageKit-1.2.4-2.el9_0.1.src.rpm SHA-256: f7740d6d4ce90eca519118be8cb0b7fa00a526764d96fa62626caf9d085c6db7 x86_64 PackageKit-1.2.4-2.el9_0.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 4ee9005a3caf2614bb3b72a8c6364cd8d152e97f484bd658161aceb529c652ed PackageKit-command-not-found-1.2.4-2.el9_0.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 6ede7cda64b5294cd789b2cb7120dac710b7fd525a3b72218f61c13062ae7ad5 PackageKit-command-not-found-debuginfo-1.2.4-2.el9_0.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: ee1f07bbb22282785226cb10ef6c955775fd769af11c17a699447455c8af16f9 PackageKit-command-not-found-debuginfo-1.2.4-2.el9_0.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 01ece782696282d8c42026f4981a4ee9febe7731dcd78864d5f9effb371a31f8 PackageKit-debuginfo-1.2.4-2.el9_0.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 01d3de5c3c9c3fcba8a040b36adcad141bb8296eaabccdd9fa8b8d9e827bae02 PackageKit-debuginfo-1.2.4-2.el9_0.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: ac09b4fb00f560377a7ad4a76f05056f426c26ce9c705cb82b27c980b7842561 PackageKit-debugsource-1.2.4-2.el9_0.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: b2317edba32110bb282c901fac1ae19c1903518d978c60765370dc5876daf07a PackageKit-debugsource-1.2.4-2.el9_0.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: e48404c79691d13dce36312d38022632b8a255bcf1aa798ad7c47d86e6fddb27 PackageKit-glib-1.2.4-2.el9_0.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 6d89931ca7a83859f94b510c887b26ab67a78f762bf8fc322ad821949f110f22 PackageKit-glib-1.2.4-2.el9_0.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7ccaebcc94687dd2a6ed462853b9d600ed8775d221cdf17aaea3628238fd88fe PackageKit-glib-debuginfo-1.2.4-2.el9_0.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 2144aa76cfbe585f070067442e693e6fc679805b3a1fc8ee3a9918419b6eb7b0 PackageKit-glib-debuginfo-1.2.4-2.el9_0.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: e6a87ecc6f8b23138023e7ee5afcb6c078a54be52e73bd10a01cad58deff4713 PackageKit-gstreamer-plugin-1.2.4-2.el9_0.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1cbdd97005eaec3dca52b4e0253fd937acb25862d1bcb958655f57902d4889e4 PackageKit-gstreamer-plugin-debuginfo-1.2.4-2.el9_0.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: c77b2b88d9e9ece5aafd742f8b9dce34cf78de196045525e6506f459fa8e68df PackageKit-gstreamer-plugin-debuginfo-1.2.4-2.el9_0.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 77d56d493d9ddcac7b29c06da0848668bc2a99e8def159612a2581d7cb02c9f8 PackageKit-gtk3-module-1.2.4-2.el9_0.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1552b98b9d52a4094be30fac8a9e90043b9d6939359cc322e2ba34892b9c6a75 PackageKit-gtk3-module-debuginfo-1.2.4-2.el9_0.1.i686.rpm SHA-256: fbc24551038b7082504a173738ff2aeaf365a8404abc6bd8fa96df4fb74c7c30 PackageKit-gtk3-module-debuginfo-1.2.4-2.el9_0.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: cba660f96b531becc01b4358cca211b38bde0f9a293fcc551535ce3407b660cd Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - 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A race condition vulnerability (CVE-2026-41651) in PackageKit can allow arbitrary package installation with root privileges. This high-severity flaw has a CVSS score of 8.8 and affects PackageKit versions 1.0.2 through 1.3.4. The vulnerability is fixed in version 1.3.5, which is provided in the Red Hat security update for affected RHEL 9.0 SAP Solutions systems.