Ubuntu USN · USN-8212-1

authd vulnerability

Published: Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:39

CVE-2026-6970

Summary

authd could be made to escalate privileges.

Details

It was discovered that authd incorrectly assigned the primary group ID to users under certain conditions. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to achieve privilege escalation, or gain unauthorized access to files belonging to other users.

Recommended actions per Ubuntu release

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Ubuntu resolute

authd→0.6.1ubuntu0.1apt_upgrade
Standard apt upgrade. Install 0.6.1ubuntu0.1 from the apt repo.
```
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y authd
```
Most apt upgrades restart their service automatically. needrestart lists anything else.
authd→0.6.1ubuntu0.1apt_upgrade
Standard apt upgrade. Install 0.6.1ubuntu0.1 from the apt repo.
```
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y authd
```
Most apt upgrades restart their service automatically. needrestart lists anything else.

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