CVE-2020-27349: aptdaemon performed policykit permissions checks too late
First published: Tue Dec 08 2020(Updated: )
Aptdaemon performed policykit checks after interacting with potentially untrusted files with elevated privileges. This affected versions prior to 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu34.1, 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu32.3, 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu19.5, 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14.5.
Credit: security@ubuntu.com security@ubuntu.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =16.04 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =18.04 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =20.04 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =20.10 | |
| debian/aptdaemon |
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Reference Links
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1899193
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4664-1
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2020-27349
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-27349
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-27349
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-27349
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-27349
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