USN-4538-1: packagekit Ubuntu

CVSS: UnknownPublished
Published 24-09-2020Last modified 22-04-2026
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Vulnerability summary

USN-4538-1 is a vulnerability in packagekit Ubuntu with no CVSS score yet.

Overall risk
0/100
0100
Minimal · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
Not scored
010
No CVSS score recorded
EPSS score
Not scored
0%100%
No EPSS score yet
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 2 · Downstream 0 · Related 2
CVE-2020-16121CVE-2020-16122

Timeline

  1. 24-09-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 22-04-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

packagekit vulnerabilities Vaisha Bernard discovered that PackageKit incorrectly handled certain methods. A local attacker could use this issue to learn the MIME type of any file on the system. (CVE-2020-16121) Sami Niemimäki discovered that PackageKit incorrectly handled local deb packages. A local user could possibly use this issue to install untrusted packages, contrary to expectations. (CVE-2020-16122)

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Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

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Affected systems

Ubuntu1 product
  • packagekit< 0.8.17-4ubuntu6~gcc5.4ubuntu1.5 | < 1.1.9-1ubuntu2.18.04.6 | < 1.1.13-2ubuntu1.1

1 vendor · 1 product

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