[USN-8195-1] PackageKit vulnerability

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8195-1
April 22, 2026

packagekit vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 25.10
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Summary:

PackageKit could be made to install packages as the administrator.

Software Description:
- packagekit: Provides a package management service

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.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 25.10
  packagekit                      1.3.1-1ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  packagekit                      1.2.8-2ubuntu1.5

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  packagekit                      1.2.5-2ubuntu3.1

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8195-1
  https://launchpad.net/bugs/2149908

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/packagekit/1.3.1-1ubuntu1.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/packagekit/1.2.8-2ubuntu1.5
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/packagekit/1.2.5-2ubuntu3.1
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