ghsa-jfj4-x686-g8vv
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-24 17:33
Modified
2022-10-21 19:01
Details

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.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2020-16122"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-345"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2020-11-07T04:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "PackageKit\u0027s 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.",
  "id": "GHSA-jfj4-x686-g8vv",
  "modified": "2022-10-21T19:01:11Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T17:33:24Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16122"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/packagekit/+bug/1882098"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}


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