CVE-2020-16121

low-risk
Published 2020-11-07

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.10% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 3.3/10 Low
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

Packagekit

Affected Vendors

Canonical Packagekit Project

References (4)

Issue Tracking https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/packagekit/+bug/1888887
Exploit https://www.eyecontrol.nl/blog/the-story-of-3-cves-in-ubuntu-desktop.html
Issue Tracking https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/packagekit/+bug/1888887
Exploit https://www.eyecontrol.nl/blog/the-story-of-3-cves-in-ubuntu-desktop.html
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low-risk
Severity 13/34 · Low
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 7/34 · Low