cve-2020-16122
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2020-11-07 04:10
Modified
2024-09-16 16:13
Severity ?
8.2 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
PackageKit's apt backend mistakenly treated all local debs as trusted. The apt security model is based on repository trust and not on the contents of individual files. On sites with configured PolicyKit rules this may allow users to install malicious packages.
References
security@ubuntu.comhttps://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/packagekit/+bug/1882098Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/packagekit/+bug/1882098Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
PackageKit packagekit Version: 1.1.13-2ubuntu   < 1.1.13-2ubuntu1.1
Version: 1.1.9-1ubuntu   < 1.1.9-1ubuntu2.18.04.6
Version: 0.8.17-4ubuntu   < 0.8.17-4ubuntu6~gcc5.4ubuntu1.5
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