USN-8580-2: accountsservice Ubuntu

CVSS: UnknownPublished
Published 21-07-2026Last modified 24-08-2026
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Vulnerability summary

USN-8580-2 is a vulnerability in accountsservice Ubuntu with no CVSS score yet.

Overall risk
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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 2
CVE-2026-61897CVE-2026-61898

Timeline

  1. 21-07-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 24-08-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

accountsservice vulnerabilities USN-8580-1 fixed vulnerabilities in AccountsService. This update provides the corresponding fixes for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Original advisory details: It was discovered that the Ubuntu-specific SetLanguage patch to AccountsService incorrectly handled dropping privileges. A local attacker could use this issue to execute arbitrary commands as an administrator. (CVE-2026-61897) It was discovered that the Ubuntu-specific SetLanguage helpers for AccountsService incorrectly handled parsing configuration files. A local attacker could use this issue to execute arbitrary commands. (CVE-2026-61898)

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Weaknesses

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Affected systems

Ubuntu1 product
  • accountsservice< 0.6.35-0ubuntu7.3+esm4 | < 0.6.40-2ubuntu11.6+esm2 | < 0.6.45-1ubuntu1.3+esm2 | < 0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.7+esm1

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