Bug 2515940 (CVE-2026-19816) - CVE-2026-19816 packagekit: PackageKit: PackageKit dnf5 ignores SIMULATE on RepoRemove
Summary: CVE-2026-19816 packagekit: PackageKit: PackageKit dnf5 ignores SIMULATE on Re...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-19816
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Product Security
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Reported: 2026-08-14 03:25 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-09-09 19:37 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-14 03:25:54 UTC
PackageKit skips the polkit check for transactions carrying SIMULATE (dry-run). The
dnf5 backend's REPO_REMOVE handler nevertheless always runs the real transaction,
because the guard is written as (role == REPO_REMOVE || !SIMULATE) — always true for
that role. An unprivileged client can therefore perform a genuine uninstall while
claiming to simulate.


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