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Low · 3.3 CVE-2026-96283 EUVD-2026-88043

Flatpak: flatpak: flatpak-system-helper cross-user cancelpull orphans another user's ongoing pull

Published Sep 27, 2026 · Updated Nov 6, 2026 · Assigned by redhat

Description

By calling org.freedesktop.Flatpak.SystemHelper.CancelPull on another user's pull, the pull is not actually cancelled but removed from internal tracking, making it impossible for the owning user to stop it. Ongoing pulls cannot be stopped.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 — —
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 — —
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 — —
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 — —

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.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 flatpak 1.16.4-1 —
Debian 13 flatpak 1.16.4-1 —
Debian 12 flatpak 1.14.10-1~deb12u2 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS flatpak No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS flatpak No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS flatpak No fix yet —
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS flatpak No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 12 SP5 flatpak 1.4.2-3.15.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4610-1

Advisories 1

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