CVE-2020-27349

Published: Dec 9, 2020Modified: Jun 17, 2026

5.5

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

Aptdaemon performed policykit checks after interacting with potentially untrusted files with elevated privileges. This affected versions prior to 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu34.1, 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu32.3, 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu19.5, 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14.5.

Affected (4)

Products: Canonical: Ubuntu Linux

Canonical

1 product

Ubuntu Linux

Configuration A

4 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 16.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 18.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 20.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 20.10

Related CWEs

CWE-862

Missing Authorization

The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

References (4)

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1899193

Source: security@ubuntu.com

Broken Link

https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4664-1

Source: security@ubuntu.com

PatchThird Party Advisory

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1899193

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Broken Link

https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4664-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchThird Party Advisory

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