| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 49 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [ASA-202106-18] packagekit: information disclosure | 1 Jun 202100:00 | – | archlinux | |
| Astra Linux – Vulnerability in PackageKit | 19 Jun 202611:10 | – | astralinux | |
| The vulnerability of the PackageKit package manager, related to the leakage of information in error messages, allows a perpetrator to gain access to confidential data. | 6 Jul 202100:00 | – | bdu_fstec | |
| CVE-2020-16121 | 28 Oct 202013:20 | – | circl | |
| CVE-2020-16121 | 7 Nov 202004:10 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2020-16121 PackageKit error messages leak presence and mimetype of files to unprivileged users | 7 Nov 202004:10 | – | cvelist | |
| [SECURITY] [DLA 2399-1] packagekit security update | 7 Oct 202018:53 | – | debian | |
| CVE-2020-16121 | 7 Nov 202004:10 | – | debiancve | |
| Debian DLA-2399-1 : packagekit security update | 8 Oct 202000:00 | – | nessus | |
| openSUSE Security Update : PackageKit (openSUSE-2020-2292) | 25 Jan 202100:00 | – | nessus |
| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| nessus | www.nessus.org/u |
| nvd | www.nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16121 |
| nessus | www.nessus.org/u |
| cve | www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi |
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(316253);
script_version("1.1");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/05/22");
script_cve_id("CVE-2020-16121");
script_name(english:"Unity Linux 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: PackageKit (UTSA-2026-016629)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Unity Linux host is missing one or more security updates.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the
UTSA-2026-016629 advisory.
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.
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Unity Linux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
# https://src.uniontech.com/#/security_advisory_detail?utsa_id=UTSA-2026-016629
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?3e7e27c3");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16121");
# https://www.openeuler.org/zh/security/cve/detail/?cveid=CVE-2020-16121&packageName=PackageKit
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?d8f6b2e2");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected PackageKit package.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2020-16121");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2020/09/24");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/05/08");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/05/22");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Unity Linux Local Security Checks");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info2.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/UOS-Server/release", "Host/UOS-Server/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");
exit(0);
}
include('rpm2.inc');
if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_product = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/product');
if (isnull(os_product) || 'UOS Server' >!< os_product) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'UOS Server');
var os_version = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/version');
if (isnull(os_version)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'UOS Server');
if (! preg(pattern:"^20.1060e|20.1070e([^0-9]|$)", string:os_version)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'UOS Server 20.1060e / 20.1070e', 'UOS Server ' + os_version);
if (!get_kb_item('Host/UOS-Server/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('sw_64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'UOS Server', cpu);
var constraints = [
{
'release': '20',
'sp': '1060e',
'pkgs': [
{'reference':'PackageKit-1.1.12-10.uel20.jk.01', 'sp':'1060e', 'cpu':'sw_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
]
},
{
'release': '20',
'sp': '1070e',
'pkgs': [
{'reference':'PackageKit-1.1.12-10.uel20.jk.01', 'sp':'1070e', 'cpu':'sw_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
]
}
];
var os_release = get_one_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/release');
var os_sp = get_one_kb_item('Host/*/minor_release');
var flag = 0;
var reference;
var sp;
var _cpu;
var el_string;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp;
var epoch;
var allowmaj;
var exists_check;
var cves;
foreach var constraint ( constraints ) {
# Check that the target release is equal to the affected release
if (!empty_or_null(constraint['release'])){
if (constraint['release'] != os_release) continue;
}
if (!empty_or_null(constraint['sp'])){
if (constraint['sp'] != os_sp) continue;
}
foreach var pkg ( constraint['pkgs'] ) {
reference = NULL;
sp = NULL;
_cpu = NULL;
el_string = NULL;
rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
epoch = NULL;
allowmaj = NULL;
exists_check = NULL;
cves = NULL;
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['reference'])) reference = pkg['reference'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['sp'])) sp = pkg['sp'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cpu'])) _cpu = pkg['cpu'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['el_string'])) el_string = pkg['el_string'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['epoch'])) epoch = pkg['epoch'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = pkg['allowmaj'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['exists_check'])) exists_check = pkg['exists_check'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cves'])) cves = pkg['cves'];
if (reference &&
## (no known rpm to check OR known rpm_exists)
(!exists_check || rpm_exists(rpm:exists_check)) &&
rpm_check(sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj, cves:cves)) flag++;
}
}
if (flag)
{
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_NOTE,
extra : rpm_report_get()
);
exit(0);
}
else
{
var tested = pkg_tests_get();
if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'PackageKit');
}
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