CVE-2026-19816

CVE-2026-19816 affects PackageKit when used with the dnf5 backend. PackageKit normally skips the polkit authorization check for transactions flagged as SIMULATE (dry-run), but the RepoRemove handler in the dnf5 backend contains a faulty guard—(role == REPO_REMOVE || !SIMULATE)—which is always tru...

PT-2026-91454

A flaw was found in PackageKit. PackageKit skips the polkit authorization check for transactions carrying the SIMULATE dry-run flag. In the dnf5 backend, the RepoRemove handler ignores that contract and always executes the real transaction because its guard is written as role == REPO REMOVE ||...