CVE-2022-0987
PackageKit: Information Disclosure in Transaction Interface via timing
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · March 15, 2022
Updated · October 9, 2026
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.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 3.3CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor