Summary
Flatpak is a system for building, distributing, and running sandboxed desktop applications on Linux.
Security Fix(es):
* flatpak: Permissions granted to applications can be hidden from the user at install time (CVE-2021-43860)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Additional Changes:
For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.
Fixed packages 5
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux · 8 | flatpak | 1.8.7-1.el8 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | flatpak-devel | 1.8.7-1.el8 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | flatpak-libs | 1.8.7-1.el8 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | flatpak-selinux | 1.8.7-1.el8 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | flatpak-session-helper | 1.8.7-1.el8 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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High 8.2
Permissions granted to applications can be hidden from the user at install time
Flatpak is a Linux application sandboxing and distribution framework. Prior to versions 1.12.3 and 1.10.6, Flatpak doesn't properly validate that the permissions displayed to the user for an app at install time match the actual permissions granted to the app …
References
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report
https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2021-43860