Vulnerability · Published Jun 28, 2022 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2022-0987
Low 3.3
In plain English
A low-severity information exposure in PackageKit. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 18% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)3.3Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 81.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A flaw was found in PackageKit in the way some of the methods exposed by the Transaction interface examines files. This issue allows a local user to measure the time the methods take to execute and know whether a file owned by root or other users exists.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | packagekit | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0987 |
| Debian:13 | packagekit | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0987 |
| Debian:14 | packagekit | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0987 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | packagekit | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-0987 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | packagekit | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-0987 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | packagekit | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-0987 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | packagekit | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-0987 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | packagekit | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-0987 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | PackageKit | All PackageKit versions |
Weakness: CWE-200
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2064315 x_refsource_MISC