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Package "pkexec"

Name: pkexec

Description:

run commands as another user with polkit authorization
Latest version: 127-2ubuntu1.1
Release: resolute (26.04)
Level: updates
Repository: main
Head package: policykit-1
Homepage: https://github.com/polkit-org/polkit/

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Version: 127-2ubuntu1.1 2026-09-15 19:07:56 UTC

policykit-1 (127-2ubuntu1.1) resolute-security; urgency=medium

  * SECURITY UPDATE: stack underflow in cookie input
    - debian/patches/CVE-2026-85498.patch: Unsanitized underflow in cookie
      input in src/polkitagent/polkitagenthelperprivate.c.
    - CVE-2026-85498

 -- Marc Deslauriers Fri, 11 Sep 2026 13:30:27 -0400
CVE-2026-85498 Regression in CVE-2026-4897 fix (polkit read_cookie()) - stack buffer underflow


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