USN-8195-3: packagekit Ubuntu

CVSS: UnknownPublished
Published 29-04-2026Last modified 30-06-2026
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Vulnerability summary

USN-8195-3 is a vulnerability in packagekit Ubuntu with no CVSS score yet.

Overall risk
0/100
0100
Minimal · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
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010
No CVSS score recorded
EPSS score
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KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Related 1
CVE-2026-41651

Timeline

  1. 29-04-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 30-06-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

packagekit vulnerability USN-8195-1 fixed a vulnerability in PackageKit. This update provides the corresponding fix to Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Original advisory details: It was discovered that PackageKit incorrectly handled certain transactions. A local attacker could use this issue to install arbitrary packages as root, possibly resulting in privilege escalation.

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Public exploits

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Weaknesses

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Affected systems

Ubuntu1 product
  • packagekit< 0.8.17-4ubuntu6~gcc5.4ubuntu1.5+esm1 | < 1.1.9-1ubuntu2.18.04.6+esm1 | < 1.1.13-2ubuntu1.1+esm1

1 vendor · 1 product

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