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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202411-02 ] Flatpak: Sandbox Escape

Posted on 06 November 2024
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202411-02
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: Flatpak: Sandbox Escape
Date: November 06, 2024
Bugs: #937936
ID: 202411-02

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Synopsis
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A vulnerability has been discovered in Flatpak, which can lead to a
sandbox escape.

Background
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Flatpak is a Linux application sandboxing and distribution framework.

Affected packages
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Package Vulnerable Unaffected
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sys-apps/flatpak < 1.4.10 >= 1.4.10

Description
===========
A vulnerability has been discovered in Flatpak. Please review the CVE
identifier referenced below for details.

Impact
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A malicious or compromised Flatpak app using persistent directories
could
read and write files in locations it would not normally have access to.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Flatpak users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/flatpak-1.4.10"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2024-42472
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42472

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202411-02

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2024 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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