| Name | CVE-2020-16122 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-2399-1, ELA-297-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 972229 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| packagekit (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 1.0.1-2+deb8u1 | fixed |
| stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch | 1.1.5-2+deb9u2 | fixed |
| buster | 1.1.12-5 | vulnerable |
| bullseye | 1.2.2-2 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1.2.6-5 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1.3.0-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Notes
[buster] - packagekit <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/packagekit/+bug/1882098