Security update for PackageKit

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:1701-1
Release Date: 2026-05-06T07:42:47Z
Rating: important
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Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2026-41651 ( SUSE ): 9.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
  • CVE-2026-41651 ( SUSE ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2026-41651 ( NVD ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for PackageKit fixes the following issue:

  • CVE-2026-41651: race condition allows for arbitrary RPM package installation as root and can lead to LPE (bsc#1262220).

Special Instructions and Notes:

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2026-1701=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2026-1701=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • PackageKit-backend-zypp-1.1.3-24.23.1
    • PackageKit-devel-1.1.3-24.23.1
    • typelib-1_0-PackageKitGlib-1_0-1.1.3-24.23.1
    • libpackagekit-glib2-18-debuginfo-1.1.3-24.23.1
    • PackageKit-debuginfo-1.1.3-24.23.1
    • libpackagekit-glib2-devel-1.1.3-24.23.1
    • PackageKit-1.1.3-24.23.1
    • PackageKit-debugsource-1.1.3-24.23.1
    • libpackagekit-glib2-18-1.1.3-24.23.1
    • PackageKit-devel-debuginfo-1.1.3-24.23.1
    • PackageKit-backend-zypp-debuginfo-1.1.3-24.23.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (noarch)
    • PackageKit-lang-1.1.3-24.23.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    • PackageKit-backend-zypp-1.1.3-24.23.1
    • PackageKit-devel-1.1.3-24.23.1
    • typelib-1_0-PackageKitGlib-1_0-1.1.3-24.23.1
    • libpackagekit-glib2-18-debuginfo-1.1.3-24.23.1
    • PackageKit-debuginfo-1.1.3-24.23.1
    • libpackagekit-glib2-devel-1.1.3-24.23.1
    • PackageKit-1.1.3-24.23.1
    • PackageKit-debugsource-1.1.3-24.23.1
    • libpackagekit-glib2-18-1.1.3-24.23.1
    • PackageKit-devel-debuginfo-1.1.3-24.23.1
    • PackageKit-backend-zypp-debuginfo-1.1.3-24.23.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (noarch)
    • PackageKit-lang-1.1.3-24.23.1

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