PackageKit: installs unsigned RPM packages as though they were signed
Published Nov 27, 2019
5.3
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.39%
Description
PackageKit 0.6.17 allows installation of unsigned RPM packages as though they were signed which may allow installation of non-trusted packages and execution of arbitrary code.
Affected products
-
- Version 0.6.15StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 0.6.17StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Packagekit | Packagekit | n/a |
|
Configuration 1
- 0.6.17
Configuration 2
- 8.0
- 9.0
- 10.0
Configuration 3
- 6.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
PackageKit
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
PackageKit
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | PackageKit | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | PackageKit | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00393) | 30.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00393) | 30.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.14% (0.00143) | 31.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 28.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 10, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 13.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 11.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.36% (0.01365) | 71.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 1.36% (0.01365) | 71.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.36% (0.01365) | 69.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.36% (0.01365) | 45.07th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2515 Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2515 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=717566 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2515 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2515
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2515 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2515
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48557/info vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2515 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2515 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=717566 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2515 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2515 | ||
| https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2515 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2515 | ||
| https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48557/info | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.