{"id":"USN-8212-1","summary":"authd vulnerability","details":"It was discovered that authd incorrectly assigned the primary group ID to\nusers under certain conditions. A local attacker could possibly use this\nissue to achieve privilege escalation, or gain unauthorized access to files\nbelonging to other users.","modified":"2026-05-20T16:04:02.581597491Z","published":"2026-04-27T15:39:04Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2026-6970"],"upstream":["UBUNTU-CVE-2026-6970"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8212-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-6970"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"authd","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:26.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/authd?arch=source&distro=resolute"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.6.1ubuntu0.1"}]}],"versions":["0.5.11","0.6.1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"authd","binary_version":"0.6.1ubuntu0.1"}]},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:26.04:LTS","cves":[{"severity":[{"score":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","type":"CVSS_V4"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}],"id":"CVE-2026-6970"}]},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8212-1.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}