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This affected versions prior to 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu34.1, 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu32.3, 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu19.5, 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14.5.","status":"published","published":"2020-12-08T00:00:00Z","modified":"2026-02-04T04:34:50.006345Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:54:24.541803Z"},{"id":"USN-4664-1","title":"aptdaemon vulnerabilities","description":"Kevin Backhouse discovered that Aptdaemon incorrectly handled certain\nproperties. A local attacker could use this issue to test for the presence\nof local files. (CVE-2020-16128)\n\nKevin Backhouse discovered that Aptdaemon incorrectly handled permission\nchecks. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of\nservice. (CVE-2020-27349)\n","status":"published","published":"2020-12-08T15:58:11Z","modified":"2026-02-10T04:42:00Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T16:58:15.159055Z"}]}}