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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 202411-02
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 Severity: High
    Title: Flatpak: Sandbox Escape
     Date: November 06, 2024
     Bugs: #937936
       ID: 202411-02

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Synopsis
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A vulnerability has been discovered in Flatpak, which can lead to a
sandbox escape.

Background
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Flatpak is a Linux application sandboxing and distribution framework.

Affected packages
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Package           Vulnerable    Unaffected
----------------  ------------  ------------
sys-apps/flatpak  < 1.4.10      >= 1.4.10

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

Impact
======

A malicious or compromised Flatpak app using persistent directories
could
read and write files in locations it would not normally have access to.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Flatpak users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/flatpak-1.4.10"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2024-42472
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42472

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202411-02

Concerns?
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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.

License
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Copyright 2024 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5