Debian dsa-6226 : gir1.2-packagekitglib-1.0 - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 309665

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The remote Debian 12 / 13 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dsa-6226 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-6226-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff April 22, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : packagekit CVE ID : not yet available

Maik Schaefer discovered that a TOCTOU race condition in PackageKit (a package management service over a DBus interface) could result in local privilege escalation.

For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.6-5+deb12u1.

For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in version 1.3.1-1+deb13u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your packagekit packages.

For the detailed security status of packagekit please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/packagekit

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: [email protected]

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the gir1.2-packagekitglib-1.0 packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 309665

File Name: debian_DSA-6226.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 4/22/2026

Updated: 4/22/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:packagekit-tools, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:gstreamer1.0-packagekit, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:packagekit-docs, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:packagekit, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libpackagekit-glib2-18, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:gir1.2-packagekitglib-1.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:packagekit-command-not-found, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:packagekit-gtk3-module, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libpackagekit-glib2-dev

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/22/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/22/2026

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