Description
In Flatpak before 1.18.1, a malicious sandboxed app can replace ~/.var/app/$appid/.ld.so with a symlink, causing regenerate_ld_cache to write files at an arbitrary location. The filenames and content are not attacker controlled, making this hard to exploit.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 4.0/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:LWeakness enumeration
Affected software
Source: the vendor's advisory (CNA). NVD analysis pending.
No affected versions have been published.
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last modified
- Sep 26, 2026
- NVD status
- Awaiting Analysis