CVE-2018-16262 Privilege escalation in n/a
An unprivileged process can perform package management actions like installing or killing packages due to improper D-Bus security policies in Tizen.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-16262?
CVE-2018-16262 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Jan 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The pkgmgr system service in Tizen allows an unprivileged process to perform package management actions, due to improper D-Bus security policy configurations. Such actions include installing, decrypting, and killing other packages. This affects Tizen before 5.0 M1, and Tizen-based firmwares including Samsung Galaxy Gear series before build RE2.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-16262?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux Tizen.
How do I fix CVE-2018-16262?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-16262 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-16262 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16262 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2021-25434 Code injection in Tizen wearable devices
- CVE-2021-25435 Code injection in Tizen wearable devices
- CVE-2021-25436 Code injection in Tizen wearable devices
- CVE-2021-25437 Missing authorization in Tizen wearable devices
- CVE-2018-16263 The PulseAudio system service in Tizen allows an unprivileged process to control its A2DP MediaEndpoint, due to improper D-Bus security policy configurations.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pm6q-ff9r-9f8w.