---
id: CVE-2022-0987
title: >-
  A flaw was found in PackageKit in the way some of the methods exposed by the
  Transaction interface examines files
summary: >-
  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 ot…
severity: low
cvss: 3.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-200
vendor: packagekit_project
product: packagekit
affected:
  - packagekit
  - enterprise_linux = 9.0
published: '2022-06-28'
updated: '2026-10-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-08T22:17:15.070'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0987'
references:
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2064315'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2064315'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00263
epssPercentile: 0.16638
ingestedAt: '2026-10-08T23:16:47.345Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `packagekit`
- `enterprise_linux = 9.0`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.