USN-8580-1 fixed vulnerabilities in AccountsService. This update provides the corresponding fixes for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that the Ubuntu-specific SetLanguage patch to AccountsService incorrectly handled dropping privileges. A local attacker could use this issue to execute arbitrary commands as an administrator. (CVE-2026-61897)
It was discovered that the Ubuntu-specific SetLanguage helpers for AccountsService incorrectly handled parsing configuration files. A local attacker could use this issue to execute arbitrary commands. (CVE-2026-61898)
0.6.35-0ubuntu7.3+esm40.6.40-2ubuntu11.6+esm20.6.45-1ubuntu1.3+esm20.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.7+esm1