CVE-2023-28101

published 2023-03-16

CVE-2023-28101: Flatpak is a system for building, distributing, and running sandboxed desktop applications on Linux. In versions prior to 1.10.8, 1.12.8, 1.14.4, and 1.15.4…

Priority P4 22 medium 4.3 CVSS 3.1

AV N AC L PR L UI N S U C N I L A N

Flatpak is a system for building, distributing, and running sandboxed desktop applications on Linux. In versions prior to 1.10.8, 1.12.8, 1.14.4, and 1.15.4, if an attacker publishes a Flatpak app with elevated permissions, they can hide those permissions from users of the `flatpak(1)` command-line interface by setting other permissions to crafted values that contain non-printable control characters such as `ESC`. A fix is available in versions 1.10.8, 1.12.8, 1.14.4, and 1.15.4. As a workaround, use a GUI like GNOME Software rather than the command-line interface, or only install apps whose maintainers you trust.

Affected

12 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	flatpak	< flatpak 1.14.4-1 (bookworm)	flatpak 1.14.4-1 (bookworm)
flatpak	flatpak	< 1.10.8	1.10.8
flatpak	flatpak	—	—
flatpak	flatpak	—	—
flatpak	flatpak	—	—
flatpak	flatpak	>= 0 < 1.10.8-0+deb11u1	1.10.8-0+deb11u1
flatpak	flatpak	>= 0 < 1.14.4-1	1.14.4-1
flatpak	flatpak	>= 0 < 1.14.4-1	1.14.4-1
flatpak	flatpak	>= 0 < 1.14.4-1	1.14.4-1
flatpak	flatpak	>= 1.12.0 < 1.12.8	1.12.8
flatpak	flatpak	>= 1.14.0 < 1.14.4	1.14.4
flatpak	flatpak	>= 1.15.0 < 1.15.4	1.15.4

CVSS provenance

nvd v3.1 4.3 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

osv 4.3 MEDIUM

vendor_debian 5.0 MEDIUM

vendor_redhat 5.0 MEDIUM

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