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Debian LTS: Security Advisory for packagekit (DLA-2399-1)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'packagekit' package(s) announced via the DLA-2399-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
Two vulnerabilities have been discovered in packagekit, a package management service. CVE-2020-16121 Vaisha Bernard discovered that PackageKit incorrectly handled certain methods. A local attacker could use this issue to learn the MIME type of any file on the system. CVE-2020-16122 Sami Niemim?ki discovered that PackageKit incorrectly handled local deb packages. A local user could possibly use this issue to install untrusted packages, contrary to expectations.
Affected Software
Affected Software
'packagekit' package(s) on Debian Linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 1.1.5-2+deb9u2. We recommend that you upgrade your packagekit packages.