GLSA 202411-02: Flatpak: Sandbox Escape

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Severity:	high
Title:	Flatpak: Sandbox Escape
Date:	11/06/2024
Bugs:	#937936
ID:	202411-02

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	< 1.4.10	>= 1.4.10	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 using persistent directories could read and write files in locations it would not normally have access to.

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-1.4.10"

References

CVE-2024-42472

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-202411-02.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.