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CVE-2026-61897 accountsservice: incomplete privilege drop when running Ubuntu-specific language helper scripts

🗓️ 20 Aug 2026 14:32:53Reported by canonicalType 
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AccountsService before 23.13.9-8ubuntu7 partially drops privileges, leaving real UID 0 enabling local privilege escalation.

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20 Aug 202617:01
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20 Aug 202614:32
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20 Aug 202614:32
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21 Jul 202616:00
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21 Jul 202600:00
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21 Jul 202616:00
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  {
    "vendor": "Canonical",
    "product": "accountsservice",
    "packageName": "accountsservice",
    "platforms": [
      "Ubuntu 14.04 LTS",
      "Ubuntu 16.04 LTS",
      "Ubuntu 18.04 LTS",
      "Ubuntu 20.04 LTS",
      "Ubuntu 22.04 LTS",
      "Ubuntu 24.04 LTS",
      "Ubuntu 26.04 LTS",
      "Ubuntu 26.10"
    ],
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "22.07.5-2ubuntu1",
        "status": "affected",
        "lessThan": "22.07.5-2ubuntu1.6",
        "versionType": "dpkg"
      },
      {
        "version": "23.13.9-2ubuntu6",
        "status": "affected",
        "lessThan": "23.13.9-2ubuntu6.1",
        "versionType": "dpkg"
      },
      {
        "version": "23.13.9-8ubuntu5",
        "status": "affected",
        "lessThan": "23.13.9-8ubuntu5.2",
        "versionType": "dpkg"
      },
      {
        "version": "23.13.9-8ubuntu6",
        "status": "affected",
        "lessThan": "23.13.9-8ubuntu7",
        "versionType": "dpkg"
      }
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
  }
]

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