CVE-2018-1106 — Improper Authentication in Project Packagekit

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication8 documents8 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 92.58%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
10
Packagekit Project PackagekitRED HAT INC PackagekitCanonical Ubuntu Linux+7 more
Timeline
PublishedApr 23
Latest updateMay 13

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages5 packages

▶CVEListV5red_hat_inc/packagekitbefore 1.1.10

Also affects: Debian Linux 9.0, Ubuntu Linux 17.10, Enterprise Linux 7.6, 7.5

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-9pvg-w7xf-pgq7: An authentication bypass flaw has been found in PackageKit before 1↗2022-05-13
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CVEList
CVE-2018-1106: An authentication bypass flaw has been found in PackageKit before 1↗2018-04-23
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OSV
CVE-2018-1106: An authentication bypass flaw has been found in PackageKit before 1↗2018-04-23
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
PackageKit vulnerability↗2018-04-24
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Red Hat
PackageKit: authentication bypass allows to install signed packages without administrator privileges↗2018-04-23
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Debian
CVE-2018-1106: packagekit - An authentication bypass flaw has been found in PackageKit before 1.1.10 that al...↗2018
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-1106 PackageKit: authentication bypass allows to install signed packages without administrator privileges↗2018-04-11
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