========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8358-1 June 01, 2026
haveged vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 25.10
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
Summary:
haveged could be made to run programs as an administrator.
Software Description:
- haveged: userspace entropy daemon
Details:
It was discovered that haveged incorrectly handled credential
checks on its control socket. A local attacker could possibly
use this issue to execute privileged commands.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
haveged 1.9.19-14ubuntu0.1
libhavege2 1.9.19-14ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 25.10
haveged 1.9.19-12+deb13u1build0.25.10.1
libhavege2 1.9.19-12+deb13u1build0.25.10.1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
haveged 1.9.14-1ubuntu2+esm1~24.04.1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libhavege2 1.9.14-1ubuntu2+esm1~24.04.1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
haveged 1.9.14-1ubuntu1+esm1~22.04.1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libhavege2 1.9.14-1ubuntu1+esm1~22.04.1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
After a standard system update you need to restart haveged to make
all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8358-1
CVE-2026-41054
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/haveged/1.9.19-14ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/haveged/1.9.19-12+deb13u1build0.25.10.1
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