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12-year-old Pack2TheRoot bug lets Linux users gain root privileges

Security Affairsby @securityaffairs ()2 min read2 · 1 read
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CVE-2026-41651
PackageKit: PackageKit between and including versions 1.0.2 and 1.3.4 is vulnerable to a time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition on…
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‘Pack2TheRoot’ flaw lets local Linux users gain root via PackageKit. CVE-2026-41651 (8. 8) has existed for nearly 12 years.

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