CVE-2022-0987 Information disclosure in PackageKit
A local attacker can determine the existence of files owned by root or other users by measuring execution time of PackageKit methods.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-0987?
CVE-2022-0987 is a low-severity vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux, published on 28 Jun 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0987?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Packagekit Project Packagekit, Redhat Enterprise Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2022-0987?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0987 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-0987 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0987 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Enterprise Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0987, GHSA-cxr3-mmp5-f58q, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-0987.