{"id":"MGASA-2020-0415","summary":"Updated packagekit packages fix a security vulnerability","details":"It was discovered that packagekit was subject to a vulnerability where the\nInstallFiles, GetFilesLocal and GetDetailsLocal methods of the DBus interface\nto PackageKit accesses given files before checking for authorization. This\nallows non-privileged users to learn the MIME type of any file on the system.\n(CVE-2020-16121)\n","modified":"2026-04-16T04:41:41.189197353Z","published":"2020-11-13T21:20:36Z","upstream":["CVE-2020-16121"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2020-0415.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27321"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4538-1"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"packagekit","ecosystem":"Mageia:7","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/packagekit?arch=source&distro=mageia-7"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.1.12-3.1.mga7"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2020-0415.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}