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CVE-2020-16122

Packagekit's apt backend lets user install untrusted local packages PUBLISHED

Description (CNA)

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.

Affected (CNA)

Vendor / productVersions
PackageKit / packagekitaffected 1.1.13-2ubuntu before 1.1.13-2ubuntu1.1; affected 1.1.9-1ubuntu before 1.1.9-1ubuntu2.18.04.6; affected 0.8.17-4ubuntu before 0.8.17-4ubuntu6~gcc5.4ubuntu1.5

CWE

CWE-269

References

ADP enrichment

CVE

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