Description
In Flatpak before 0.8.7, a third-party app repository could include malicious apps that contain files with inappropriate permissions, for example setuid or world-writable. The files are deployed with those permissions, which would let a local attacker run the setuid executable or write to the world-writable location. In the case of the "system helper" component, files deployed as part of the app are owned by root, so in the worst case they could be setuid root.
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 7.8/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3895Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99346Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.debian.org/865413Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/issues/845Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3895Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99346Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.debian.org/865413Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/issues/845Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Jun 21, 2017
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified