{"id":"USN-8580-1","summary":"accountsservice vulnerabilities","details":"It was discovered that the Ubuntu-specific SetLanguage patch to\nAccountsService incorrectly handled dropping privileges. A local attacker\ncould use this issue to execute arbitrary commands as an administrator.\n(CVE-2026-61897)\n\nIt was discovered that the Ubuntu-specific SetLanguage helpers for\nAccountsService incorrectly handled parsing configuration files. A local\nattacker could use this issue to execute arbitrary commands.\n(CVE-2026-61898)","modified":"2026-07-21T23:14:35.190576568Z","published":"2026-07-21T17:00:59Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2026-61897","UBUNTU-CVE-2026-61898"],"upstream":["CVE-2026-61897","CVE-2026-61898","UBUNTU-CVE-2026-61897","UBUNTU-CVE-2026-61898"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8580-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-61897"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-61898"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"accountsservice","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:22.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/accountsservice?arch=source&distro=jammy"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"22.07.5-2ubuntu1.6"}]}],"versions":["0.6.55-0ubuntu14","0.6.55-3ubuntu1","0.6.55-3ubuntu2","0.6.55-3ubuntu4","0.6.55-3ubuntu5","0.6.55-3ubuntu6","22.07.5-2ubuntu1","22.07.5-2ubuntu1.3","22.07.5-2ubuntu1.4","22.07.5-2ubuntu1.5"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"accountsservice","binary_version":"22.07.5-2ubuntu1.6"},{"binary_version":"22.07.5-2ubuntu1.6","binary_name":"gir1.2-accountsservice-1.0"},{"binary_name":"libaccountsservice0","binary_version":"22.07.5-2ubuntu1.6"}]},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:22.04:LTS","cves":[{"id":"CVE-2026-61897","severity":[{"score":"high","type":"Ubuntu"}]},{"severity":[{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"high"}],"id":"CVE-2026-61898"}]},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8580-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"accountsservice","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:24.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/accountsservice?arch=source&distro=noble"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"23.13.9-2ubuntu6.1"}]}],"versions":["23.13.9-2ubuntu2","23.13.9-2ubuntu4","23.13.9-2ubuntu6"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_version":"23.13.9-2ubuntu6.1","binary_name":"accountsservice"},{"binary_name":"gir1.2-accountsservice-1.0","binary_version":"23.13.9-2ubuntu6.1"},{"binary_name":"libaccountsservice0","binary_version":"23.13.9-2ubuntu6.1"}]},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:24.04:LTS","cves":[{"severity":[{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"high"}],"id":"CVE-2026-61897"},{"id":"CVE-2026-61898","severity":[{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"high"}]}]},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8580-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"accountsservice","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:26.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/accountsservice?arch=source&distro=resolute"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"23.13.9-8ubuntu5.2"}]}],"versions":["23.13.9-7ubuntu1","23.13.9-8ubuntu1","23.13.9-8ubuntu2","23.13.9-8ubuntu4","23.13.9-8ubuntu5","23.13.9-8ubuntu5.1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"accountsservice","binary_version":"23.13.9-8ubuntu5.2"},{"binary_name":"gir1.2-accountsservice-1.0","binary_version":"23.13.9-8ubuntu5.2"},{"binary_name":"libaccountsservice0","binary_version":"23.13.9-8ubuntu5.2"}]},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"severity":[{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"high"}],"id":"CVE-2026-61897"},{"id":"CVE-2026-61898","severity":[{"score":"high","type":"Ubuntu"}]}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:26.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8580-1.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}