CVE-2020-16122
Packagekit's apt backend lets user install untrusted local packages
Severity Score
7.8
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
El backend apt de PackageKit trató erróneamente a todas las debs locales como confiables. El modelo de seguridad de apt se basa en la confianza del repositorio y no en el contenido de archivos individuales. En sitios con reglas PolicyKit configuradas, esto puede permitir a los usuarios instalar paquetes maliciosos
*Credits:
Sami Niemimäki and Esko Järnfors
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2020-07-29 CVE Reserved
- 2020-09-24 CVE Published
- 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
- 2024-09-16 CVE Updated
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- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
- CWE-345: Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
CAPEC
References (1)
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| https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/packagekit/+bug/1882098 | Issue Tracking |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Packagekit Project Search vendor "Packagekit Project" | Packagekit Search vendor "Packagekit Project" for product "Packagekit" | - | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 16.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "16.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 18.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "18.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 20.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "20.04" | lts |
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