CVE catalog
CVE-2020-16128
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-16128
- Severity
- Unknown
- Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.34% · Oct 25, 2026
Kevin Backhouse discovered that Aptdaemon incorrectly handled certain properties. A local attacker could use this issue to test for the presence of local files. (CVE-2020-16128) Kevin Backhouse discovered that Aptdaemon incorrectly handled permission checks. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2020-27349)
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | aptdaemon | 16.04 | 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | aptdaemon | 16.04 | 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | aptdaemon | 16.04 | 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | aptdaemon | 16.04 | 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | aptdaemon | 16.04 | 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14.4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | aptdaemon | 16.04 | 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14.5 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | aptdaemon | 18.04 | 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu17 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | aptdaemon | 18.04 | 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu19 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | aptdaemon | 18.04 | 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu19.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | aptdaemon | 18.04 | 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu19.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | aptdaemon | 18.04 | 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu19.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | aptdaemon | 18.04 | 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu19.4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | aptdaemon | 18.04 | 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu19.5 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | aptdaemon | 20.04 | 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu28 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | aptdaemon | 20.04 | 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu30 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | aptdaemon | 20.04 | 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu31 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | aptdaemon | 20.04 | 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu32 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | aptdaemon | 20.04 | 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu32.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | aptdaemon | 20.04 | 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu32.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | aptdaemon | 20.04 | 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu32.3 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | aptdaemon | 16.04 | 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | aptdaemon | 16.04 | 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | aptdaemon | 16.04 | 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | aptdaemon | 16.04 | 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | aptdaemon | 16.04 | 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14.4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | aptdaemon | 16.04 | 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14.5 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | aptdaemon | 18.04 | 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu17 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | aptdaemon | 18.04 | 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu19 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | aptdaemon | 18.04 | 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu19.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | aptdaemon | 18.04 | 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu19.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | aptdaemon | 18.04 | 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu19.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | aptdaemon | 18.04 | 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu19.4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | aptdaemon | 18.04 | 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu19.5 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | aptdaemon | 20.04 | 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu28 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | aptdaemon | 20.04 | 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu30 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | aptdaemon | 20.04 | 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu31 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | aptdaemon | 20.04 | 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu32 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | aptdaemon | 20.04 | 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu32.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | aptdaemon | 20.04 | 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu32.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | aptdaemon | 20.04 | 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu32.3 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | aptdaemon | deb | 16.04 | 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14.5 | Not reported | USN-4664-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | aptdaemon | deb | 18.04 | 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu19.5 | Not reported | USN-4664-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | aptdaemon | deb | 20.04 | 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu32.3 | Not reported | USN-4664-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | aptdaemon | deb | 16.04 | 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14.5 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-16128 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | aptdaemon | deb | 18.04 | 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu19.5 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-16128 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | aptdaemon | deb | 20.04 | 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu32.3 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-16128 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
No matching packages in this catalog.
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