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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-0987
low Nessus Plugin ID 229995
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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.- A flaw was found in PackageKit in the way some of the methods exposed by the Transaction interface examines files. This issue allows a local user to measure the time the methods take to execute and know whether a file owned by root or other users exists. (CVE-2022-0987)
Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.
Solution
There is no known solution at this time.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2022-0987
Plugin Details
Severity: Low
ID: 229995
File Name: unpatched_CVE_2022_0987.nasl
Version: 1.4
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Misc.
Published: 3/5/2025
Updated: 9/14/2025
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 1.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 2.1
Temporal Score: 1.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-0987
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 3.3
Temporal Score: 2.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:centos:centos:8, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:14.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:packagekit, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:packagekit, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:packagekit-gtk3-module, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:packagekit-glib-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:packagekit-command-not-found, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.04, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:packagekit, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:packagekit-cron, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:packagekit-gtk3-module, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:packagekit-glib, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:packagekit, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:packagekit-cron, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:packagekit-glib, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:packagekit-gstreamer-plugin, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:packagekit-glib-devel, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:packagekit-gstreamer-plugin, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:packagekit-command-not-found
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: 6/28/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2022-0987