#VU12144 Improper authentication in PackageKit - CVE-2018-1106

 

#VU12144 Improper authentication in PackageKit - CVE-2018-1106

Published: April 25, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU12144
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1106
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
PackageKit
Software vendor:
Richard Hughes

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The weakness exists in the pk_transaction_authorize_actions_finished_cb function in the pk-transaction.c source code file due to improper authentication restrictions. A local attacker can bypass authentication and install signed packages on the system without authorization. 

Remediation

Update to version 1.1.10.

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