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SUSE: 2021:3472-1 Important: Flatpak Sandbox Bypass Threat

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Calendar Grey October 20, 2021
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SUSE Security Patch: Critical flatpak upgrade addresses sandbox evasion flaw. Impacted releases consist of 15-SP2, 15-SP3.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for flatpak fixes the following issues: - Update to version 1.10.5: - CVE-2021-41133: Fixed a bug that could lead to sandbox bypass via recent VFS-manipulating syscalls. (bsc#1191507) Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP3-2021-3472=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP2: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP2-2021-3472=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

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Topics Covered

security advisory patch important application update sandbox bypass SUSE Linux Enterprise flatpak

References

#1191507

Cross- CVE-2021-41133

CVSS scores:

CVE-2021-41133 (SUSE): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP2

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-41133.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1191507

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:3472-1
Rating: important

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security advisory patch important application update sandbox bypass SUSE Linux Enterprise flatpak

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