Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 7, 2020· Updated Sep 17, 2024
PackageKit error messages leak presence and mimetype of files to unprivileged users
CVE-2020-16121
Description
PackageKit provided detailed error messages to unprivileged callers that exposed information about file presence and mimetype of files that the user would be unable to determine on its own.
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Affected products
13- osv-coords11 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/PackageKit&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/PackageKit&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.2pkg:rpm/opensuse/PackageKit&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/PackageKit&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/PackageKit&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/PackageKit&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/PackageKit&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/PackageKit&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/PackageKit&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/PackageKit&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/PackageKit&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP2
< 1.1.10-lp151.8.12.1+ 10 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.1.10-lp151.8.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.1.13-lp152.3.15.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.2.2-13.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.1.10-12.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.1.13-4.14.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.1.3-24.15.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.1.3-24.15.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.1.3-24.15.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.1.3-24.15.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.1.10-12.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.1.13-4.14.2
- PackageKit/PackageKitv5Range: 1.1.13-2ubuntu
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
No source-code context for this CVE — mechanics is only generated when we can read the actual fix diff. Without that, the four sections (root cause, attack vector, affected code, fix) would be speculation rather than analysis.
References
2- bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/packagekit/+bug/1888887mitrex_refsource_MISC
- www.eyecontrol.nl/blog/the-story-of-3-cves-in-ubuntu-desktop.htmlmitrex_refsource_MISC
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