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12-year-old Pack2TheRoot bug lets Linux users gain root privileges

  • Pierluigi Paganini--Securityaffairs.com
  • published date: 2026-04-24 19:46:15 UTC

‘Pack2TheRoot’ flaw lets local Linux users gain root via PackageKit. CVE-2026-41651 (8.8) has existed for nearly 12 years. The Pack2TheRoot flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-41651, lets unprivileged users install or remove system packages without authorization, poten…

12-year-old Pack2TheRoot bug lets Linux users gain root privileges The Pack2TheRoot flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-41651, lets unprivileged users install or remove system packages without authorization, … [+2970 chars]