PT-2019-6646 · Packagekit · Packagekit

Peter Robinson · Published 2019-11-27 · Updated 2020-08-18 · CVE-2011-2515

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions PackageKit version 0.6.17

Description The issue allows the installation of unsigned RPM packages as though they were signed, potentially enabling the installation of non-trusted packages and the execution of arbitrary code.

Recommendations For PackageKit version 0.6.17, update to a version that includes a fix for this issue to prevent the installation of unsigned RPM packages. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Incorrect Permission

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-732

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-2515

Affected Products

Packagekit

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2515 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2011-2515 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2515 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-2515 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/8384 · Telegram Post
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2515 · Note
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2515 · Note
• https://securityfocus.com/bid/48557/info · Note