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SciLinux SL7: SLSA-2018-2766-1 Moderate: Flatpak Sandbox Escape

Calendar Sep 26, 2018 • User Avatar LinuxSecurity Advisories
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flatpak: sandbox escape in D-Bus filtering by a crafted authentication handshake (CVE-2018-6560) SL7 x86_64 flatpak-0.8.8-4.el7_5.x86_64.rpm flatpak-debuginfo-0.8.8-4.el7_5.x86_64.rpm flatpak-libs-0.8.8-4.el7_5.x86_64.rpm flatpak-builder-0.8.8-4.el7_5.x86_64.rpm flatpak-devel-0.8.8-4.el7_5.x86_64.rpm - Scientific Linux Development Team 
Synopsis:          Moderate: flatpak security update
Advisory ID:       SLSA-2018:2766-1
Issue Date:        2018-09-25
CVE Numbers:       CVE-2018-6560
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Security Fix(es):

* flatpak: sandbox escape in D-Bus filtering by a crafted authentication
handshake (CVE-2018-6560)
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SL7
  x86_64
    flatpak-0.8.8-4.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
    flatpak-debuginfo-0.8.8-4.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
    flatpak-libs-0.8.8-4.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
    flatpak-builder-0.8.8-4.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
    flatpak-devel-0.8.8-4.el7_5.x86_64.rpm

- Scientific Linux Development Team