CVE-2011-2515 Security feature bypass in packagekit

What is CVE-2011-2515?

CVE-2011-2515 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 27 Nov 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

PackageKit 0.6.17 allows installation of unsigned RPM packages as though they were signed which may allow installation of non-trusted packages and execution of arbitrary code.

Weakness: CWE-732

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-2515?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Packagekit Project Packagekit, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server.

How do I fix CVE-2011-2515?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2011-2515 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-2515 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2011-2515, GHSA-wvrq-v7hr-q8xr.