CVE-2024-42472
Flatpak may allow access to files outside sandbox for certain apps
02 Description
Flatpak may allow access to files outside sandbox for certain apps
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 1.27% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 69.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 10.0 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2024-08-15 18:32Z2 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-04-02 22:03Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2024-08-02
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_M
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Critical (CVSS 10.0)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')Class
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 18209abcfbea54d94438d33ffcb38c43161d887cc226ce67705dfa96e3d45f65
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/security/advisories/GHSA-7hgv-f2j8-xw87
- github.comhttps://github.com/containers/bubblewrap/commit/68e75c3091c87583c28a439b45c45627a94d622c
- github.comhttps://github.com/containers/bubblewrap/commit/a253257cd298892da43e15201d83f9a02c9b58b5
- github.comhttps://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/commit/2cdd1e1e5ae90d7c3a4b60ce2e36e4d609e44e72
- github.comhttps://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/commit/3caeb16c31a3ed62d744e2aaf01d684f7991051a
- github.comhttps://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/commit/6bd603f6836e9b38b9b937d3b78f3fbf36e7ff75
- github.comhttps://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/commit/7c63e53bb2af0aae9097fd2edfd6a9ba9d453e97
- github.comhttps://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/commit/8a18137d7e80f0575e8defabf677d81e5cc3a788
- github.comhttps://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/commit/db3a785241fda63bf53f0ec12bb519aa5210de19
- www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/08/14/6
- lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00025.html
07 Fixed in
AlmaLinux 8
- bubblewrap Fixed in 0.4.0-2.el8_10
- flatpak Fixed in 1.12.9-3.el8_10
- flatpak-devel Fixed in 1.12.9-3.el8_10
- flatpak-libs Fixed in 1.12.9-3.el8_10
- flatpak-selinux Fixed in 1.12.9-3.el8_10
- flatpak-session-helper Fixed in 1.12.9-3.el8_10
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
AlmaLinux 9
- bubblewrap Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 0.4.1-7.el9_4.alma.1
- Affected before 0.4.1-8.el9_5
- flatpak Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1.12.9-3.el9_4
- Affected before 1.12.9-3.el9_5
- flatpak-devel Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1.12.9-3.el9_4
- Affected before 1.12.9-3.el9_5
- flatpak-libs Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1.12.9-3.el9_4
- Affected before 1.12.9-3.el9_5
- flatpak-selinux Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1.12.9-3.el9_4
- Affected before 1.12.9-3.el9_5
- flatpak-session-helper Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1.12.9-3.el9_4
- Affected before 1.12.9-3.el9_5
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 8
- bubblewrap Fixed in 0.4.0-2.el8_10
- flatpak Fixed in 1.12.9-3.el8_10
- flatpak-devel Fixed in 1.12.9-3.el8_10
- flatpak-libs Fixed in 1.12.9-3.el8_10
- flatpak-selinux Fixed in 1.12.9-3.el8_10
- flatpak-session-helper Fixed in 1.12.9-3.el8_10
Derived from AlmaLinux 8. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 8 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 9
- bubblewrap Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 0.4.1-7.el9_4.alma.1
- Affected before 0.4.1-8.el9_5
- flatpak Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1.12.9-3.el9_4
- Affected before 1.12.9-3.el9_5
- flatpak-devel Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1.12.9-3.el9_4
- Affected before 1.12.9-3.el9_5
- flatpak-libs Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1.12.9-3.el9_4
- Affected before 1.12.9-3.el9_5
- flatpak-selinux Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1.12.9-3.el9_4
- Affected before 1.12.9-3.el9_5
- flatpak-session-helper Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1.12.9-3.el9_4
- Affected before 1.12.9-3.el9_5
Derived from AlmaLinux 9. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 9 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- flatpak Fixed in 1.14.10-1~deb12u1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- flatpak Fixed in 1.14.10-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- flatpak Fixed in 1.14.10-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- flatpak Fixed in 1.6.5-0ubuntu0.5
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- flatpak Fixed in 1.12.7-1ubuntu0.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- flatpak Fixed in 1.14.6-1ubuntu0.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS
- flatpak No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.