Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.10 / 26.04 LTS : haveged vulnerability (USN-8358-1)

The remote Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.10 / 26.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-8358-1 advisory. It was discovered that haveged incorrectly handled credential checks on its control socket. A local attacker could possibly use th...

USN-8358-1 haveged vulnerability

It was discovered that haveged incorrectly handled credential checks on its control socket. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to execute privileged commands...

Fedora 43 : haveged (2026-5d9b0e2c17)

The remote Fedora 43 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2026-5d9b0e2c17 advisory. Update to 1.9.22 fix systemd sandboxing: add ReadWritePaths=/dev/shm for semaphore creation ---- Backport fix for CVE-2026-41054: privilege escalation via...

Missing exit out of permission check in haveged could lead to root exploit

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ALPINE-CVE-2026-41054

In src/havegecmd.c, the sockethandler function performs a credential check on the abstract UNIX socket \0/sys/entropy/haveged. However, while it detects if the connecting user is not root cred.uid != 0 and prepares a negative acknowledgement ASCIINAK, it fails to stop execution. The code proceeds...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-41054

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - In src/havegecmd.c, the sockethandler function performs a credential check on the abstract UNIX socket \0/sys/entropy/haveged. However, while it detects if the...

Slackware Linux 15.0 / current haveged Vulnerability (SSA:2026-139-01)

The version of haveged installed on the remote host is prior to 1.9.21. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SSA:2026-139-01 advisory. New haveged packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix a security issue. Tenable has extracted the preceding...