Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2011-2515

medium Nessus Plugin ID 217565

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Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

- 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. (CVE-2011-2515)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 217565

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2011_2515.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/3/2025

Updated: 9/4/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2011-2515

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:packagekit-gtk-module, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:packagekit-device-rebind, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:packagekit-backend-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:packagekit-qt-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:packagekit-qt, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:packagekit-glib-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:packagekit-command-not-found, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:packagekit-browser-plugin, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:packagekit, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:packagekit-yum, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:packagekit-yum-plugin, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:packagekit-cron, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:packagekit-glib, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:packagekit-debug-install, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:packagekit-docs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:packagekit-gstreamer-plugin, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/4/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-2515

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