| Name | CVE-2026-10294 |
| Description | A vulnerability has been found in PackageKit up to 1.3.5. Affected is the function g_file_test of the file src/pk-transaction.c of the component API. Such manipulation of the argument frontend-socket leads to improper authorization. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 1138711 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| packagekit (PTS) | bullseye | 1.2.2-2 | vulnerable |
| bullseye (security) | 1.2.2-2+deb11u1 | vulnerable |
| bookworm, bookworm (security) | 1.2.6-5+deb12u1 | vulnerable |
| trixie (security), trixie | 1.3.1-1+deb13u1 | vulnerable |
| forky, sid | 1.3.5-1 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| packagekit | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | | | 1138711 |
Notes
[trixie] - packagekit <postponed> (Minor issue, revisit when fixed upstream)
[bookworm] - packagekit <postponed> (Minor issue, revisit when fixed upstream)
https://github.com/PackageKit/PackageKit/issues/969