{"id":"USN-8195-3","summary":"packagekit vulnerability","details":"USN-8195-1 fixed a vulnerability in PackageKit. This update provides\nthe corresponding fix to Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and\nUbuntu 20.04 LTS.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n It was discovered that PackageKit incorrectly handled certain transactions.\n A local attacker could use this issue to install arbitrary packages as\n root, possibly resulting in privilege escalation.","modified":"2026-04-30T10:14:17.266628449Z","published":"2026-04-29T08:59:18Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2026-41651"],"upstream":["CVE-2026-41651","UBUNTU-CVE-2026-41651"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8195-3"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-41651"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"packagekit","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/packagekit@0.8.17-4ubuntu6~gcc5.4ubuntu1.5+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.8.17-4ubuntu6~gcc5.4ubuntu1.5+esm1"}]}],"versions":["0.8.17-4ubuntu6~gcc5.3","0.8.17-4ubuntu6~gcc5.4ubuntu1","0.8.17-4ubuntu6~gcc5.4ubuntu1.1","0.8.17-4ubuntu6~gcc5.4ubuntu1.2","0.8.17-4ubuntu6~gcc5.4ubuntu1.3","0.8.17-4ubuntu6~gcc5.4ubuntu1.4","0.8.17-4ubuntu6~gcc5.4ubuntu1.5"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): 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