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Gentoo: GLSA-202406-02 High Severity: Flatpak Sandbox Escape

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Calendar Grey June 22, 2024
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
A vital security alert for Gentoo Linux has been issued regarding a serious Flatpak vulnerability that permits sandbox escapes. Urgent upgrades are advised
A vulnerability has been discovered in Flatpak, which can lead to a sandbox escape.

Summary

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

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue gentoo high malicious code sandbox escape flatpak

Resolution

All Flatpak users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/flatpak-1.14.6"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2024-32462 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-32462

Availability

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

Severity: High
Title: Flatpak: Sandbox Escape
Date: June 22, 2024
Bugs: #930202
ID: 202406-02

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Topics Covered

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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.

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Affected Packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected ---------------- ------------ ------------ sys-apps/flatpak < 1.14.6 >= 1.14.6

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.

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