CVE-2018-1106

NameCVE-2018-1106
DescriptionAn authentication bypass flaw has been found in PackageKit before 1.1.10 that allows users without administrator privileges to install signed packages. A local attacker can use this vulnerability to install vulnerable packages to further compromise a system.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-4207-1
Debian Bugs896703

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
packagekit (PTS)buster1.1.12-5fixed
bullseye1.2.2-2fixed
bookworm1.2.6-5fixed
sid, trixie1.2.8-2fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
packagekitsourcewheezy(not affected)
packagekitsourcejessie(not affected)
packagekitsourcestretch1.1.5-2+deb9u1DSA-4207-1
packagekitsource(unstable)1.1.10-1896703

Notes

[jessie] - packagekit <not-affected> (Issue introduced later)
[wheezy] - packagekit <not-affected> (Issue introduced later)
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/04/23/3
Fixed by: https://github.com/hughsie/PackageKit/commit/7e8a7905ea9abbd1f384f05f36a4458682cd4697 (PACKAGEKIT_1_1_10)
Introduced by: https://github.com/hughsie/PackageKit/commit/f176976e24e8c17b80eff222572275517c16bdad
Resulting affected (upstream) versions: >= 1.0.10 up until current 1.1.9

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