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01 Record

CVE-2026-41651

PackageKit vulnerable to TOCTOU Race on Transaction Flags leads to arbitrary package installation as root

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: GitHub_M
CNA base score8.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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02 Description

PackageKit vulnerable to TOCTOU Race on Transaction Flags leads to arbitrary package installation as root

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
SSVC decision
  • ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
  • AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
  • Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.
EPSS probability
0.46% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 39.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-07-15.
Red Hat severity
Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2026-04-22 13:11Z6 MO AGO
Last updated
2026-07-15 00:58Z3 MO AGO
Reserved
2026-04-21
Assigning CNA
GitHub_M
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
High (CVSS 8.8)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
  • CWE-367Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race ConditionBase
Data version
5.2
Document digest
ea2da3507821fc75ba512b53c00aa67be0cdeac55e4586d9fb43aa35a21a7239

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
PackageKitPackageKit>= 1.0.2, <= 1.3.4—

06 References

07 Fixed in

AlmaLinux 8

  • PackageKit
    Fixed in 1.1.12-8.el8_10
  • PackageKit-command-not-found
    Fixed in 1.1.12-8.el8_10
  • PackageKit-cron
    Fixed in 1.1.12-8.el8_10
  • PackageKit-glib
    Fixed in 1.1.12-8.el8_10
  • PackageKit-glib-devel
    Fixed in 1.1.12-8.el8_10
  • PackageKit-gstreamer-plugin
    Fixed in 1.1.12-8.el8_10
  • PackageKit-gtk3-module
    Fixed in 1.1.12-8.el8_10

Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

AlmaLinux 9

  • PackageKit
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 1.2.6-2.el9_7
    • Affected before 1.2.6-2.el9_8
  • PackageKit-command-not-found
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 1.2.6-2.el9_7
    • Affected before 1.2.6-2.el9_8
  • PackageKit-glib
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 1.2.6-2.el9_7
    • Affected before 1.2.6-2.el9_8
  • PackageKit-glib-devel
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 1.2.6-2.el9_7
    • Affected before 1.2.6-2.el9_8
  • PackageKit-gstreamer-plugin
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 1.2.6-2.el9_7
    • Affected before 1.2.6-2.el9_8
  • PackageKit-gtk3-module
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 1.2.6-2.el9_7
    • Affected before 1.2.6-2.el9_8

Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

AlmaLinux 10

  • PackageKit
    Fixed in 1.2.8-8.el10_2
  • PackageKit-command-not-found
    Fixed in 1.2.8-8.el10_2
  • PackageKit-glib
    Fixed in 1.2.8-8.el10_2
  • PackageKit-glib-devel
    Fixed in 1.2.8-8.el10_2
  • PackageKit-gstreamer-plugin
    Fixed in 1.2.8-8.el10_2
  • PackageKit-gtk3-module
    Fixed in 1.2.8-8.el10_2

Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

CloudLinux 8

  • PackageKit
    Fixed in 1.1.12-8.el8_10
  • PackageKit-command-not-found
    Fixed in 1.1.12-8.el8_10
  • PackageKit-cron
    Fixed in 1.1.12-8.el8_10
  • PackageKit-glib
    Fixed in 1.1.12-8.el8_10
  • PackageKit-glib-devel
    Fixed in 1.1.12-8.el8_10
  • PackageKit-gstreamer-plugin
    Fixed in 1.1.12-8.el8_10
  • PackageKit-gtk3-module
    Fixed in 1.1.12-8.el8_10

Derived from AlmaLinux 8. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 8 are listed.

Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

CloudLinux 9

  • PackageKit
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 1.2.6-2.el9_7
    • Affected before 1.2.6-2.el9_8
  • PackageKit-command-not-found
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 1.2.6-2.el9_7
    • Affected before 1.2.6-2.el9_8
  • PackageKit-glib
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 1.2.6-2.el9_7
    • Affected before 1.2.6-2.el9_8
  • PackageKit-glib-devel
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 1.2.6-2.el9_7
    • Affected before 1.2.6-2.el9_8
  • PackageKit-gstreamer-plugin
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 1.2.6-2.el9_7
    • Affected before 1.2.6-2.el9_8
  • PackageKit-gtk3-module
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 1.2.6-2.el9_7
    • Affected before 1.2.6-2.el9_8

Derived from AlmaLinux 9. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 9 are listed.

Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

CloudLinux 10

  • PackageKit
    Fixed in 1.2.8-8.el10_2
  • PackageKit-command-not-found
    Fixed in 1.2.8-8.el10_2
  • PackageKit-glib
    Fixed in 1.2.8-8.el10_2
  • PackageKit-glib-devel
    Fixed in 1.2.8-8.el10_2
  • PackageKit-gstreamer-plugin
    Fixed in 1.2.8-8.el10_2
  • PackageKit-gtk3-module
    Fixed in 1.2.8-8.el10_2

Derived from AlmaLinux 10. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 10 are listed.

Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 12

  • packagekit
    Fixed in 1.2.6-5+deb12u1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • packagekit
    Fixed in 1.3.1-1+deb13u1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • packagekit
    Fixed in 1.3.5-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

  • packagekit
    Fixed in 1.2.5-2ubuntu3.1

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

  • packagekit
    Fixed in 1.2.8-2ubuntu1.5

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 25.10

  • packagekit
    Fixed in 1.3.1-1ubuntu1.1

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS

  • packagekit
    Fixed in 1.3.4-3ubuntu1

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS

  • packagekit
    Fixed in 0.8.17-4ubuntu6~gcc5.4ubuntu1.5+esm1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS

  • packagekit
    Fixed in 1.1.9-1ubuntu2.18.04.6+esm1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS

  • packagekit
    Fixed in 1.1.13-2ubuntu1.1+esm1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

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