CVE-2026-18157

A flaw was found in yggdrasil-worker-package-manager. A local attacker with existing access to the system could exploit an argument injection vulnerability in the APT backend. This allows specially crafted package names, which begin with a hyphen, to be misinterpreted as command options by apt-ge...

CVE-2026-18157: Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command

A flaw was found in yggdrasil-worker-package-manager. A local attacker with existing access to the system could exploit an argument injection vulnerability in the APT backend. This allows specially crafted package names, which begin with a hyphen, to be misinterpreted as command options by apt-ge...

PT-2026-66668

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions yggdrasil-worker-package-manager affected versions not specified Description An argument injection flaw exists in the APT backend. A local attacker with system access can use specially crafted package names starting with a hyphen to trick...

CVE-2026-18157

A flaw was found in yggdrasil-worker-package-manager. A local attacker with existing access to the system could exploit an argument injection vulnerability in the APT backend. This allows specially crafted package names, which begin with a hyphen, to be misinterpreted as command options by apt-ge...

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS : PackageKit vulnerabilities (USN-4538-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4538-1 advisory. Vaisha Bernard discovered that PackageKit incorrectly handled certain methods. A local attacker could use this issue to learn the...

SUSE CVE-2021-32556

It was discovered that the getmodifiedconffiles function in backends/packaging-apt-dpkg.py allowed injecting modified package names in a manner that would confuse the dpkg1 call...

CVE-2021-32556

It was discovered that the getmodifiedconffiles function in backends/packaging-apt-dpkg.py allowed injecting modified package names in a manner that would confuse the dpkg1 call...

CVE-2020-16122

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...

CVE-2020-16122

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...

Design/Logic Flaw

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...

CVE-2020-16122

CVE-2020-16122 concerns PackageKit’s apt backend, which incorrectly treated all local .deb packages as trusted. The vulnerability arises because the apt security model relies on repository trust rather than the contents of individual files, enabling a local attacker to potentially install malicio...

CVE-2020-16122 Packagekit's apt backend lets user install untrusted local packages

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...

CVE-2020-16122

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...

CVE-2020-16122: Improper Privilege Management

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...

CVE-2020-16122

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...

CVE-2020-16122

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...

UBUNTU-CVE-2020-16122

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...