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The Lab · 2026-04-23 02:54:09 · GitHub Issues

1. PackageKit "Pack2TheRoot" Vulnerability Grants Local Unprivileged Users Root Access Across Multiple Distributions

A critical security vulnerability in PackageKit, tracked as CVE-2026-41651 and catalogued as GHSA-f55j-vvr9-69xv, allows unprivileged local users to escalate privileges to root on any distribution leveraging the software. The flaw, internally dubbed "Pack2TheRoot," affects all PackageKit versions from 1.0.2 through 1.3...