gsd-2020-16121
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:21
Details
PackageKit provided detailed error messages to unprivileged callers that exposed information about file presence and mimetype of files that the user would be unable to determine on its own.
Aliases
Aliases
CVE-2020-16121


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      "https://advisories.mageia.org/CVE-2020-16121.html",
      "https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2020-16121"
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