CVE-2018-1106
Published: 23 April 2018
An 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.
Notes
Author | Note |
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mdeslaur | introduced by f176976e24e8c17b80eff222572275517c16bdad introduced in 1.0.10 |
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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packagekit Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Released
(1.1.7-1ubuntu0.1)
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [code not present])
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
Patches: upstream: https://github.com/hughsie/PackageKit/commit/7e8a7905ea9abbd1f384f05f36a4458682cd4697 |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
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Base score | 5.5 |
Attack vector | Local |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | Low |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | None |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |