Low severity3.3NVD Advisory· Published Nov 7, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-16121
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
15- osv-coords11 versionspkg: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%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP5pkg: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%20Workstation%20Extension%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/PackageKit&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/PackageKit&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/opensuse/PackageKit&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/PackageKit&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.2pkg:rpm/suse/PackageKit&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015%20SP2
< 1.2.2-13.2+ 10 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.2.2-13.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.1.10-12.10.1
- (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: < 1.1.3-24.15.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.1.13-4.14.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.1.10-12.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.1.10-lp151.8.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.1.13-lp152.3.15.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.1.13-4.14.2
- PackageKit/PackageKitv5Range: 1.1.13-2ubuntu
cpe:2.3:a:packagekit_project:packagekit:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:packagekit_project:packagekit:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- www.eyecontrol.nl/blog/the-story-of-3-cves-in-ubuntu-desktop.htmlnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/packagekit/+bug/1888887nvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
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