CVE-2020-16122
Packagekit's apt backend lets user install untrusted local packages
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 1.1.13-2ubuntu1.1, 1.1.9-1ubuntu2.18.04.6, 0.8.17-4ubuntu6~gcc5.4ubuntu1.5
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
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.
Timeline
- CVE published
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- PackageKit packagekit
From 1.1.13-2ubuntu · fixed in 1.1.13-2ubuntu1.1; From 1.1.9-1ubuntu · fixed in 1.1.9-1ubuntu2.18.04.6; From 0.8.17-4ubuntu · fixed in 0.8.17-4ubuntu6~gcc5.4ubuntu1.5