CVE-2026-61898

CVE-2026-61898 is a shell injection in the Ubuntu-specific language helper scripts (save-to-pam-env , update-langlist ) shipped with accountsservice before version 23.13.9-8ubuntu7 . The user-controlled LANGUAGE entry in ~/.pam_environment is interpolated unescaped into a GNU sed replacement expr...

USN-8580-2: AccountsService vulnerabilities

USN-8580-1 fixed vulnerabilities in AccountsService. This update provides the corresponding fixes for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Original advisory details: It was discovered that the Ubuntu-specific SetLanguage patch to AccountsService incorrectly...

PT-2026-63319

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions accountsservice versions prior to 23.13.9-8ubuntu7 Description Ubuntu-specific language helper scripts, specifically save-to-pam-env and update-langlist, fail to properly sanitize the LANGUAGE entry within the /.pam environment file. This inpu...