CVE-2023-28101

Summary

CVECVE-2023-28101
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2023-03-16 16:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-12-23 10:15:00 UTC
DescriptionFlatpak is a system for building, distributing, and running sandboxed desktop applications on Linux. In versions prior to 1.10.8, 1.12.8, 1.14.4, and 1.15.4, if an attacker publishes a Flatpak app with elevated permissions, they can hide those permissions from users of the `flatpak(1)` command-line interface by setting other permissions to crafted values that contain non-printable control characters such as `ESC`. A fix is available in versions 1.10.8, 1.12.8, 1.14.4, and 1.15.4. As a workaround, use a GUI like GNOME Software rather than the command-line interface, or only install apps whose maintainers you trust.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-116

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Flatpak Flatpak All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Reject paths given to --filesystem/--persist with special characters · flatpak/flatpak@7fe63f2 · GitHub MISC github.com
CVE-2023-28101: Metadata with ANSI control codes can cause misleading terminal output · Advisory · flatpak/flatpak · GitHub MISC github.com
cli-transaction: Escape any special characters in the EOL reason · flatpak/flatpak@409e341 · GitHub MISC github.com
Flatpak: Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202312-12) — Gentoo security security.gentoo.org
Ensure special characters in permissions and metadata are escaped · flatpak/flatpak@6cac99d · GitHub MISC github.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 161068 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for flatpak (ELSA-2023-6518)
  • 161150 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for flatpak (ELSA-2023-7038)
  • 181854 Debian Security Update for flatpak (CVE-2023-28101)
  • 242294 Red Hat Update for flatpak security (RHSA-2023:6518)
  • 242423 Red Hat Update for flatpak security (RHSA-2023:7038)
  • 283814 Fedora Security Update for flatpak (FEDORA-2023-b0717d8c45)
  • 283849 Fedora Security Update for flatpak (FEDORA-2023-9fbc701e0d)
  • 284241 Fedora Security Update for flatpak (FEDORA-2023-508e400dec)
  • 710812 Gentoo Linux Flatpak Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202312-12)
  • 753858 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for flatpak (SUSE-SU-2023:1714-1)
  • 753859 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for flatpak (SUSE-SU-2023:1713-1)
  • 753883 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for flatpak (SUSE-SU-2023:1712-1)
  • 941369 AlmaLinux Security Update for flatpak (ALSA-2023:6518)
  • 941429 AlmaLinux Security Update for flatpak (ALSA-2023:7038)
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