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title: "CVE-2011-2515\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2011-2515

Publication date 27 November 2019

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Negligible**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**5.3 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-2515?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

PackageKit 0.6.17 allows installation of unsigned RPM packages as though
they were signed which may allow installation of non-trusted packages and
execution of arbitrary code.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-2515?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| packagekit | 15.04 vivid | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Notes

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### [sbeattie](https://launchpad.net/~sbeattie)

RPMs only

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

5.3 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Local |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | Low |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | Low |
  | Integrity impact | Low |
  | Availability impact | Low |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 5.3 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-2515)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2515)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2011-2515)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2515)

### Other references

* <https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2515>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2515>