vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-3634-1 (CVE-2018-1106): PackageKit vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Apr 23, 2018 | May 9, 2018 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Apr 23, 2018
Added
May 9, 2018
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
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.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-packagekit
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