Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 23, 2018· Updated Sep 16, 2024
CVE-2018-1106
CVE-2018-1106
Description
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.
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Affected products
8- Range: <1.1.10
- osv-coords6 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/PackageKit&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/PackageKit&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/PackageKit&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/PackageKit&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/PackageKit&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/PackageKit&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012%20SP3
< 1.2.2-13.2+ 5 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.2.2-13.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.1.3-24.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.1.3-24.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.1.3-24.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.1.3-24.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.1.3-24.6.1
- Red Hat, Inc./PackageKitv5Range: before 1.1.10
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
5- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1224mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- usn.ubuntu.com/3634-1/mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4207mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/04/23/3mitremailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgimitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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