Vulnerability Details : CVE-2022-0987
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.
Vulnerability category: Information leak
Products affected by CVE-2022-0987
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:packagekit_project:packagekit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-0987
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 6 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2022-0987
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2.1
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LOW | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
3.9
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2.9
|
NIST | |
|
3.3
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LOW | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
1.8
|
1.4
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2022-0987
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The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.Assigned by: secalert@redhat.com (Secondary)
References for CVE-2022-0987
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2064315
2064315 – (CVE-2022-0987) CVE-2022-0987 PackageKit: Information Disclosure in Transaction Interface via timingIssue Tracking;Third Party Advisory
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