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High RLSA-2024:6422 1 CVE

Important: bubblewrap and flatpak security update

Published Sep 17, 2024 · Updated Feb 4, 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 2

ReleasePackageFixed in
Rocky Linux · 8 bubblewrap 0:0.4.0-2.el8_10
Rocky Linux · 8 flatpak 0:1.12.9-3.el8_10

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…