CVE-2026-10294

NameCVE-2026-10294
DescriptionA 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.
SourceCVE (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 Bugs1138711

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
packagekit (PTS)bullseye1.2.2-2vulnerable
bullseye (security)1.2.2-2+deb11u1vulnerable
bookworm, bookworm (security)1.2.6-5+deb12u1vulnerable
trixie (security), trixie1.3.1-1+deb13u1vulnerable
forky, sid1.3.5-1vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
packagekitsource(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

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