UBUNTU-CVE-2026-61898

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-61898

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-61898.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-61898

Upstream

CVE-2026-61898

Downstream

USN-8580-1

USN-8580-2

Related

Published

2026-07-21T16:00:00Z

Modified

2026-07-22T03:44:38.054163761Z

Severity

Ubuntu - high

Summary

[none]

Details

shell injection in SetLanguage helper scripts

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS

accountsservice

Package

Name: accountsservice
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/accountsservice?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

22.07.5-2ubuntu1.6

Affected versions

0.*

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.*

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_version": "22.07.5-2ubuntu1.6",
            "binary_name": "accountsservice"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "22.07.5-2ubuntu1.6",
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-accountsservice-1.0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "22.07.5-2ubuntu1.6",
            "binary_name": "libaccountsservice0"
        }
    ],
    "priority_reason": "Local privilege escalation issue"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-61898.json"

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS

accountsservice

Package

Name: accountsservice
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/accountsservice?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

23.13.9-2ubuntu6.1

Affected versions

23.*

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_version": "23.13.9-2ubuntu6.1",
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-accountsservice-1.0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "23.13.9-2ubuntu6.1",
            "binary_name": "libaccountsservice0"
        }
    ],
    "priority_reason": "Local privilege escalation issue"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-61898.json"

Ubuntu:26.04:LTS

accountsservice

Package

Name: accountsservice
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/accountsservice?arch=source&distro=resolute

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

23.13.9-8ubuntu5.2

Affected versions

23.*

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_version": "23.13.9-8ubuntu5.2",
            "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"
        }
    ],
    "priority_reason": "Local privilege escalation issue"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-61898.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS

accountsservice

Package

Name: accountsservice
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/accountsservice?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy%2Ftrusty

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

0.6.35-0ubuntu7.3+esm4

Affected versions

0.*

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 with Ubuntu Pro with Legacy support add-on: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.6.35-0ubuntu7.3+esm4",
            "binary_name": "accountsservice"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.6.35-0ubuntu7.3+esm4",
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-accountsservice-1.0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.6.35-0ubuntu7.3+esm4",
            "binary_name": "libaccountsservice0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.6.35-0ubuntu7.3+esm4",
            "binary_name": "libpam-pin"
        }
    ],
    "priority_reason": "Local privilege escalation issue"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-61898.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS

accountsservice

Package

Name: accountsservice
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/accountsservice?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy%2Fxenial

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

0.6.40-2ubuntu11.6+esm2

Affected versions

0.*

0.6.40-2ubuntu5

0.6.40-2ubuntu6

0.6.40-2ubuntu7

0.6.40-2ubuntu8

0.6.40-2ubuntu9

0.6.40-2ubuntu10

0.6.40-2ubuntu11

0.6.40-2ubuntu11.1

0.6.40-2ubuntu11.2

0.6.40-2ubuntu11.3

0.6.40-2ubuntu11.6

0.6.40-2ubuntu11.6+esm1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro with Legacy support add-on: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.6.40-2ubuntu11.6+esm2",
            "binary_name": "accountsservice"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.6.40-2ubuntu11.6+esm2",
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-accountsservice-1.0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.6.40-2ubuntu11.6+esm2",
            "binary_name": "libaccountsservice0"
        }
    ],
    "priority_reason": "Local privilege escalation issue"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-61898.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS

accountsservice

Package

Name: accountsservice
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/accountsservice?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Fbionic

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

0.6.45-1ubuntu1.3+esm2

Affected versions

0.*

0.6.42-0ubuntu3

0.6.42-0ubuntu4

0.6.45-1ubuntu1

0.6.45-1ubuntu1.3

0.6.45-1ubuntu1.3+esm1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.6.45-1ubuntu1.3+esm2",
            "binary_name": "accountsservice"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.6.45-1ubuntu1.3+esm2",
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-accountsservice-1.0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.6.45-1ubuntu1.3+esm2",
            "binary_name": "libaccountsservice0"
        }
    ],
    "priority_reason": "Local privilege escalation issue"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-61898.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS

accountsservice

Package

Name: accountsservice
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/accountsservice?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Ffocal

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.7+esm1

Affected versions

0.*

0.6.55-0ubuntu10

0.6.55-0ubuntu11

0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.1

0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.2

0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.4

0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.5

0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.6

0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.7

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.7+esm1",
            "binary_name": "accountsservice"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.7+esm1",
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-accountsservice-1.0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.7+esm1",
            "binary_name": "libaccountsservice0"
        }
    ],
    "priority_reason": "Local privilege escalation issue"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-61898.json"