CVE-2020-16122

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-345 Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
Publication date:
07/11/2020
Last modified:
21/10/2022

Description

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.

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:packagekit_project:packagekit:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*


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