CVE-2022-0987

low-risk
Published 2022-06-28

A flaw was found in PackageKit in the way some of the methods exposed by the Transaction interface examines files. This issue allows a local user to measure the time the methods take to execute and know whether a file owned by root or other users exists.

Do I need to act?

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0.04% 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
3
CVSS 3.3/10 Low
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

Packagekit

Affected Vendors

Redhat Packagekit Project

References (2)

Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2064315
Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2064315
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low-risk
Severity 13/34 · Low
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 7/34 · Low