CVE-2020-16122

NameCVE-2020-16122
DescriptionPackageKit'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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-2399-1
Debian Bugs972229

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
packagekit (PTS)bullseye1.2.2-2fixed
bookworm1.2.6-5fixed
sid, trixie1.3.0-2fixed

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

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
packagekitsourcestretch1.1.5-2+deb9u2DLA-2399-1
packagekitsource(unstable)1.2.1-1972229

Notes

[buster] - packagekit <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/packagekit/+bug/1882098

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