CVE-2026-85498

Publication date 7 September 2026

Last updated 15 September 2026

Ubuntu priority

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Description

[Regression in CVE-2026-4897 fix (polkit read_cookie()) - stack buffer underflow]

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
policykit-1	26.04 LTS resolute	Fixed 127-2ubuntu1.1
	24.04 LTS noble	Fixed 124-2ubuntu1.24.04.4
	22.04 LTS jammy	Fixed 0.105-33ubuntu0.2
	20.04 LTS focal	Needs evaluation
	18.04 LTS bionic	Needs evaluation
	16.04 LTS xenial	Needs evaluation
	14.04 LTS trusty	Needs evaluation

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
policykit-1	Upstream: eea1729

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-8762-1
polkit vulnerability
15 September 2026

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-85498

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