CVE-2026-16526

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)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
pcp (PTS)	bullseye	5.2.6-1	vulnerable
	bookworm	6.0.3-1.1	vulnerable
	trixie	6.3.8-1	vulnerable
	forky	7.1.5-1	vulnerable
	sid	7.2.0-1	vulnerable

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

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
pcp	source	(unstable)	(unfixed)

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2506026