CVE-2020-16122 — Vulnetix

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CVE-2020-16122 PUBLISHED

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.

EPSS 0.08% · 23.5th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

0.08%

23.5th percentile

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	packagekit	0, 0.8.17-4ubuntu6~gcc5.3, 0.8.17-4ubuntu6~gcc5.4ubuntu1
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	packagekit	0, 1.1.7-1, 1.1.9-1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	packagekit	0, 1.1.12-5ubuntu4, 1.1.13-1

Timeline

Jun 13, 2020 CVE Published
Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
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Nov 1, 2022 EPSS Score

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-16122 third-party-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4538-1 vendor-advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-16122 third-party-advisory

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