UBUNTU-CVE-2026-85498

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2026-85498

    Published: 7 Sept 2026Last Modified: 15 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2026-85498
    Aliases:
    USN-8762-1

    Summary:

    Details: [Regression in CVE-2026-4897 fix (polkit read_cookie()) - stack buffer underflow]

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-85498, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-85498, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8762-1

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: policykit-1

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/policykit-1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy%2Ftrusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    0.105-3ubuntu3

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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