Vulnerability Details CVE-2020-16122
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 24.7%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 8.2
CVSS v2 Score 2.1
References
Products affected by CVE-2020-16122
-
cpe:2.3:a:packagekit_project:packagekit:-
-
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04
-
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04
-
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04