{"id":"ALSA-2026:11635","summary":"Important: PackageKit security update","details":"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.  \n\nSecurity Fix(es):  \n\n  * PackageKit: race condition vulnerability leads to arbitrary package installation as root (CVE-2026-41651)\n\n\nFor 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.\n","modified":"2026-04-30T14:30:55.021340Z","published":"2026-04-29T00:00:00Z","related":["CVE-2026-41651"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11635"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-41651"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2460604"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2026-11635.html"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"PackageKit","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/PackageKit"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.1.12-8.el8_10"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2026:11635.json"}},{"package":{"name":"PackageKit-command-not-found","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/PackageKit-command-not-found"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.1.12-8.el8_10"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2026:11635.json"}},{"package":{"name":"PackageKit-cron","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/PackageKit-cron"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.1.12-8.el8_10"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2026:11635.json"}},{"package":{"name":"PackageKit-glib","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/PackageKit-glib"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.1.12-8.el8_10"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2026:11635.json"}},{"package":{"name":"PackageKit-glib-devel","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/PackageKit-glib-devel"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.1.12-8.el8_10"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2026:11635.json"}},{"package":{"name":"PackageKit-gstreamer-plugin","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/PackageKit-gstreamer-plugin"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.1.12-8.el8_10"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2026:11635.json"}},{"package":{"name":"PackageKit-gtk3-module","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/PackageKit-gtk3-module"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.1.12-8.el8_10"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2026:11635.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}