Description
Flatpak is a Linux application sandboxing and distribution framework. A path traversal vulnerability affects versions of Flatpak prior to 1.12.3 and 1.10.6. flatpak-builder applies `finish-args` last in the build. At this point the build directory will have the full access that is specified in the manifest, so running `flatpak build` against it will gain those permissions. Normally this will not be done, so this is not problem. However, if `--mirror-screenshots-url` is specified, then flatpak-builder will launch `flatpak build --nofilesystem=host appstream-utils mirror-screenshots` after finalization, which can lead to issues even with the `--nofilesystem=host` protection. In normal use, the only issue is that these empty directories can be created wherever the user has write permissions. However, a malicious application could replace the `appstream-util` binary and potentially do something more hostile. This has been resolved in Flatpak 1.12.3 and 1.10.6 by changing the behaviour of `--nofilesystem=home` and `--nofilesystem=host`.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| flatpak | flatpak | >= 1.11.0, < 1.12.3, < 1.10.6 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | flatpak | 1.12.3-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | flatpak | 1.12.3-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | flatpak | 1.12.3-1 | — |
| Debian 11 | flatpak | 1.10.7-0+deb11u1 | DSA-5049-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | flatpak | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | flatpak | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | flatpak | No fix yet | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 8 | flatpak-builder | 1.0.14-2.el8 | RHSA-2022:7458 |
AlmaLinux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux 8 | flatpak-builder | 1.0.14-2.el8 | ALSA-2022:7458 |
Rocky Linux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Linux 8 | flatpak-builder | 1.0.14-2.el8 | RLSA-2022:7458 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP3 | flatpak | 1.10.7-4.12.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:0712-1 |
| SLES 15 SP2 | flatpak | 1.10.7-4.12.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:0712-1 |
Show 7 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 15 SP2 | flatpak | 1.10.7-4.12.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:0712-1 |
| SLE Real Time 15 SP2 | flatpak | 1.10.7-4.12.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:0712-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP2 | flatpak | 1.10.7-4.12.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:0712-1 |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.1 | flatpak | 1.10.7-4.12.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:0712-1 |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 | flatpak | 1.10.7-4.12.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:0712-1 |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 | flatpak | 1.10.7-4.12.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:0712-1 |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 | flatpak | 1.10.7-4.12.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:0712-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | flatpak | 1.12.4-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:11756-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | flatpak-builder | 1.2.2-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:11755-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.3 | flatpak | 1.10.7-4.12.1 | openSUSE-SU-2022:0712-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | flatpak | 1.12.5-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.24 | flatpak-builder | 1.2.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | flatpak | 1.12.5-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | flatpak-builder | 1.2.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | flatpak | 1.12.5-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | flatpak-builder | 1.2.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | flatpak | 1.12.5-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | flatpak-builder | 1.2.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | flatpak | 1.12.5-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | flatpak-builder | 1.2.2-r0 | — |
Show 5 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.19 | flatpak | 1.12.5-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.19 | flatpak-builder | 1.2.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.18 | flatpak | 1.12.5-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.18 | flatpak-builder | 1.2.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.17 | flatpak | 1.12.5-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.17 | flatpak-builder | 1.2.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.16 | flatpak | 1.12.5-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.16 | flatpak-builder | 1.2.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.15 | flatpak | 1.12.5-r0 | — |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 8 | flatpak-builder | 1.0.14-2.el8 | ELSA-2022-7458 |
Advisories 10
- ALSA-2022:7458 Moderate: flatpak-builder security and bug fix update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- WID-SEC-2022-2044 Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Mar 9, 2026
- DSA-5049-1 flatpak - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- RLSA-2022:7458 Moderate: flatpak-builder security and bug fix update Rocky Linux Security Advisories · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2022:0712-1 Security update for flatpak SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2022:0712-1 Security update for flatpak SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:11756-1 flatpak-1.12.4-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:11755-1 flatpak-builder-1.2.2-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- RHSA-2022:7458 Red Hat Security Advisory: flatpak-builder security and bug fix update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Nov 22, 2025
- ELSA-2022-7458 Moderate: flatpak-builder security and bug fix update (Oracle Linux 8) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Nov 15, 2022
References
- https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/security/advisories/GHSA-8ch7-5j3h-g4fx
- https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/commit/445bddeee657fdc8d2a0a1f0de12975400d4fc1a
- https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/commit/4d11f77aa7fd3e64cfa80af89d92567ab9e8e6fa
- FEDORA-2022-825ca6bf2b vendor-advisory
- DSA-5049 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2022-7e328bd66c vendor-advisory
- GLSA-202312-12 vendor-advisory