Debian DSA-5749-1 Critical: Flatpak Access Control Flaw
debian
August 14, 2024
Chris Williams discovered a flaw in the handling of mounts for persistent directories in Flatpak, an application deployment framework for desktop apps
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Summary
Details can be found in the upstream advisory at
https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/security/advisories/GHSA-7hgv-f2j8-xw87
For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.14.10-1~deb12u1. To address the vulnerability, flatpak uses a
new feature provided in bubblewrap and provided in version
0.8.0-2+deb12u1 along with this update.
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-2024-42472
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