PackageKit Security Update Advisory

PackageKit Security Update Advisory
  • A security update has been released to address a vulnerability in PackageKit.
  • the vulnerability addressed is CVE-2026-41651, a TOCTOU race condition vulnerability (a vulnerability that exploits a time difference to exploit a state).
  • affected Versions of PackageKit are 0.8.1 through 1.3.4.
  • the vulnerability is patched by updating to the latest version of the Vulnerability Patch, 1.3.5 or later, as instructed on the reference site.