CVE-2020-16121

Publication date 24 September 2020

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

3.3 · Low

Score breakdown

PackageKit provided detailed error messages to unprivileged callers that exposed information about file presence and mimetype of files that the user would be unable to determine on its own.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
packagekit 20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 1.1.13-2ubuntu1.1
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 1.1.9-1ubuntu2.18.04.6
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 0.8.17-4ubuntu6~gcc5.4ubuntu1.5
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 3.3 · Low
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity impact None
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-4538-1
    • PackageKit vulnerabilities
    • 24 September 2020

Other references