Medium severity · published Apr 23, 2018
CVE-2018-1106
An authentication bypass flaw has been found in PackageKit before 1.1.10 that allows users without administrator privileges to install signed packages
5.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 32% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
9.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Desktop · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Aus · Redhat
7.6 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Eus · Redhat
7.5; 7.6 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Tus · Redhat
7.6 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Workstation · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
PA
Packagekit · Packagekit Project
before 1.1.10 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
17.10 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1106
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1106
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/04/23/3
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1224
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1565992
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3634-1/
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4207
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