GLSA 202406-02: Flatpak: Sandbox Escape

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Severity:	high
Title:	Flatpak: Sandbox Escape
Date:	06/22/2024
Bugs:	#930202
ID:	202406-02

Synopsis

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

Background

Flatpak is a Linux application sandboxing and distribution framework.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
sys-apps/flatpak	< 1.14.6	>= 1.14.6	All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

A malicious or compromised Flatpak app could execute arbitrary code outside its sandbox in conjunction with xdg-desktop-portal.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Flatpak users should upgrade to the latest version:

          # emerge --sync
          # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/flatpak-1.14.6"

References

CVE-2024-32462

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-202406-02.xml

Concerns?

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.