Apr 24, 2026mediumzero-dayexploited in the wild

New ‘Pack2TheRoot’ flaw gives hackers root Linux access

A new vulnerability dubbed Pack2TheRoot could be exploited in the PackageKit daemon to allow local Linux users to install or remove system packages and gain root permissions.

what's affectedNew ‘Pack2TheRoot’ flaw gives hackers root Linux access

mitigation statusMonitoring updates

first reportedApr 24, 2026

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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-pack2theroot-flaw-gives-hackers-root-linux-access/

Curated Apr 24, 2026 by the ahackaday team./Sources verified./Brief grounded in 1 source.

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