Bug 1884562 (CVE-2020-16122) - CVE-2020-16122 PackageKit: local user could possibly use this issue to install untrusted packages
Summary: CVE-2020-16122 PackageKit: local user could possibly use this issue to instal...
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: CVE-2020-16122
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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medium
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Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Depends On: 1884563
Blocks: 1884567
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2020-10-02 10:15 UTC by Marian Rehak
Modified: 2021-02-16 19:10 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2020-10-07 02:21:09 UTC
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Description Marian Rehak 2020-10-02 10:15:32 UTC 
PackageKit incorrectly handled local deb packages. A local user could possibly use this issue to install untrusted packages, contrary to expectations.

References:

https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159284/USN-4538-1.txt
Comment 1 Marian Rehak 2020-10-02 10:16:02 UTC 
Created PackageKit tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 1884563]
Comment 2 Todd Cullum 2020-10-06 19:27:16 UTC 
External References:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/packagekit/+bug/1882098
Comment 3 Todd Cullum 2020-10-06 20:57:19 UTC 
Statement:

PackageKit as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7, and 8 is not affected by this flaw because it uses a different backend, and the flaw is specific to the aptcc backend used for debian-based systems.
Comment 4 Product Security DevOps Team 2020-10-07 02:21:09 UTC 
This bug is now closed. Further updates for individual products will be reflected on the CVE page(s):

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2020-16122
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