Gentoo 202312-12 High: Flatpak Privilege Escalation and Threat
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December 23, 2023
Several vulnerabilities have been found in Flatpack, the worst of which lead to privilege escalation and sandbox escape.
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Flatpak. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
All Flatpak users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/flatpak-1.14.4"
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/flatpak-1.14.4"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2021-21381
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21381
[ 2 ] CVE-2021-41133
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41133
[ 3 ] CVE-2021-43860
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43860
[ 4 ] CVE-2022-21682
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21682
[ 5 ] CVE-2023-28100
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28100
[ 6 ] CVE-2023-28101
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28101
[ 7 ] GHSA-67h7-w3jq-vh4q
[ 8 ] GHSA-xgh4-387p-hqpp
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-12
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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.
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Severity: High
Title: Flatpak: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: December 23, 2023
Bugs: #775365, #816951, #831087, #901507
ID: 202312-12
Background
Flatpak is a Linux application sandboxing and distribution framework.
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Affected Packages
Package Vulnerable Unaffected
---------------- ------------ ------------
sys-apps/flatpak < 1.14.4 >= 1.14.4
Impact
Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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