CVE-2022-0987 Affecting packagekit package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (30th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-PACKAGEKIT-2428823
  • published27 Apr 2026
  • disclosed28 Jun 2022

Introduced: 28 Jun 2022

CVE-2022-0987  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:20.04 packagekit.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream packagekit package and not the packagekit package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:20.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1