Missing Authorization Affecting libselinux package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (4th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CONAN-LIBSELINUX-19272125
  • published27 Aug 2026
  • disclosed23 Jul 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 23 Jul 2026

CVE-2026-59677  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-862  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for libselinux.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Missing Authorization via the killall function. An attacker can terminate processes owned by other users, including privileged processes, by executing the killall function without proper authorization checks.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1