CVE-2013-1764

PackageKit: downgrade packages when using the Zypper backend

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

2.1

CVSS 2.0

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Published · July 30, 2013

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

The Zypper (aka zypp) backend in PackageKit before 0.8.8 allows local users to downgrade packages via the "install updates" method.

Statement

Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the version of PackageKit in Red Hat Enterprise Linux, as Zypper support was not included.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 2.1
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CWE not specified