PackageKit's apt backend mistakenly treated all local debs as trusted. The apt security model is based on repository trust and not on the contents of individual files. On sites with configured PolicyKit rules this may allow users to install malicious packages.
References
Link Resource
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/packagekit/+bug/1882098 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: canonical

Published: 2020-06-12T00:00:00

Updated: 2020-11-07T04:10:19

Reserved: 2020-07-29T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2020-16122

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2020-11-07T04:15:12.130

Modified: 2022-10-21T18:12:28.447


Link: CVE-2020-16122

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