| Name | CVE-2026-16526 |
| Description | A flaw in the PCP linux_sockets module exposes an unsecured internal connection. An attacker with initial code execution can exploit this to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary commands as root. |
| 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 | 1143154 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| pcp (PTS) | bookworm | 6.0.3-1.1 | vulnerable |
| trixie | 6.3.8-1 | vulnerable |
| sid | 7.2.1-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| pcp | source | (unstable) | 7.2.0-1 | | | 1143154 |
Notes
[trixie] - pcp <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2506026
Fixed by: https://github.com/performancecopilot/pcp/commit/c5cbeceb7d3c2af357c04065cdd911efdc270de0 (7.2.0)