{"id":"USN-8580-2","summary":"accountsservice vulnerabilities","details":"USN-8580-1 fixed vulnerabilities in AccountsService. This update provides\nthe corresponding fixes for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS,\nUbuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n It was discovered that the Ubuntu-specific SetLanguage patch to\n AccountsService incorrectly handled dropping privileges. A local attacker\n could use this issue to execute arbitrary commands as an administrator.\n (CVE-2026-61897)\n\n It was discovered that the Ubuntu-specific SetLanguage helpers for\n AccountsService incorrectly handled parsing configuration files. A local\n attacker could use this issue to execute arbitrary commands.\n (CVE-2026-61898)\n","modified":"2026-07-22T03:44:38.288774326Z","published":"2026-07-21T19:23:41Z","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-8580-2"},{"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:Pro:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/accountsservice?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy%2Ftrusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.6.35-0ubuntu7.3+esm4"}]}],"versions":["0.6.34-0ubuntu6","0.6.34-0ubuntu7","0.6.35-0ubuntu1","0.6.35-0ubuntu2","0.6.35-0ubuntu3","0.6.35-0ubuntu4","0.6.35-0ubuntu5","0.6.35-0ubuntu6","0.6.35-0ubuntu7","0.6.35-0ubuntu7.1","0.6.35-0ubuntu7.2","0.6.35-0ubuntu7.3","0.6.35-0ubuntu7.3+esm2","0.6.35-0ubuntu7.3+esm3"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"Available 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