CVE-2020-15703

aptdaemon allows unprivileged users to test for the presence of local files via the transaction Locale property

Published Oct 31, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
There is no input validation on the Locale property in an apt transaction. An unprivileged user can supply a full path to a writable directory, which lets aptd read a file as root. Having a symlink in place results in an error message if the file exists, and no error otherwise. This way an unprivileged user can check for the existence of any files on the system as root.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-5615 There is no input validation on the Locale property in an apt transaction. An unprivileged user can supply a full path to a writable directory, which lets aptd read a file as root. Having a symlink in place results in an error message if the file exists, and no error otherwise. This way an unprivileged user can check for the existence of any files on the system as root.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-wpmr-q825-x4c6 aptdaemon Information Disclosure via Improper Input Validation in Transaction class
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4537-1 Aptdaemon vulnerability
History

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
canonical
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 10:01 PM
Reserved
Jul 14, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 31, 2020, 4:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:57 AM