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High ALSA-2024:9449 1 CVE

Important: bubblewrap and flatpak security update

Published Nov 12, 2024 · Updated Oct 29, 2026

Summary

Bubblewrap (/usr/bin/bwrap) is a core execution engine for unprivileged containers that works as a setuid binary on kernels without user namespaces.

Security Fix(es):

* flatpak: Access to files outside sandbox for apps using persistent= (--persist) (CVE-2024-42472)

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.

Fixed packages 6

ReleasePackageFixed in
AlmaLinux · 9 bubblewrap 0.4.1-8.el9_5
AlmaLinux · 9 flatpak 1.12.9-3.el9_5
AlmaLinux · 9 flatpak-devel 1.12.9-3.el9_5
AlmaLinux · 9 flatpak-libs 1.12.9-3.el9_5
AlmaLinux · 9 flatpak-selinux 1.12.9-3.el9_5
AlmaLinux · 9 flatpak-session-helper 1.12.9-3.el9_5

Vulnerabilities 1

  • Critical 10.0

    Flatpak may allow access to files outside sandbox for certain apps

    Flatpak is a Linux application sandboxing and distribution framework. Prior to versions 1.14.0 and 1.15.10, a malicious or compromised Flatpak app using persistent directories could access and write files outside of what it would otherwise have access to, whi…

References

  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-42472
  • advisory
    https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2024-9449.html