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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: canonical

Published: 2020-11-07T04:10:19.889638Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T16:13:16.633Z

Reserved: 2020-07-29T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2020-16122

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2020-11-07T04:15:12.130

Modified: 2022-10-21T18:12:28.447

Link: CVE-2020-16122

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2020-09-24T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2020-16122 - Bugzilla