PT-2026-63318 · Linux Mint+1 · Linuxmint+1
CVE-2026-61897
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Published
2026-07-21
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Updated
2026-08-20
CVSS v3.1
7.8
High
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
AccountsService versions prior to 23.13.9-8ubuntu7
Description
An Ubuntu-specific patch in the
SetLanguage function only partially drops privileges before launching language helper scripts. While the effective UID/GID is changed to the target user, the real UID remains 0 (root). A shell spawned by a helper script inherits this real UID and may reset its effective UID to root, allowing for local privilege escalation.Recommendations
Update AccountsService to version 23.13.9-8ubuntu7 or later.
Fix
LPE
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Linuxmint
Ubuntu