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Debian DSA-5666-1: Flatpak Sandbox Bypass Threat Update

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Calendar Grey April 19, 2024
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The recent Flatpak security notice DSA-5677-1 highlights vulnerabilities regarding environment isolation in Debian systems. It is crucial to update Flatpak for enhanced protection.
Gergo Koteles discovered that sandbox restrictions in Flatpak, an application deployment framework for desktop apps, could by bypassed in combination with xdg-desktop-portal

Summary

Gergo Koteles discovered that sandbox restrictions in Flatpak, an
application deployment framework for desktop apps, could by bypassed in
combination with xdg-desktop-portal.

For the oldstable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed
in version 1.10.8-0+deb11u2.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.14.4-1+deb12u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your flatpak packages.

For the detailed security status of flatpak please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/flatpak

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: flatpak
CVE ID: CVE-2024-32462

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