QID 239763

Date Published: 2021-11-03

QID 239763: Red Hat Update for flatpak (RHSA-2021:4107)

flatpak is a system for building, distributing, and running sandboxed desktop applications on linux.

Security Fix(es):
  • flatpak: sandbox bypass via recent vfs-manipulating syscalls (cve-2021-41133)

Affected Products:

  • Red Hat enterprise linux for x86_64 - extended update support 8.2 x86_64
  • Red Hat enterprise linux server - aus 8.2 x86_64
  • Red Hat enterprise linux for ibm z systems - extended update support 8.2 s390x
  • Red Hat enterprise linux for power, little endian - extended update support 8.2 ppc64le
  • Red Hat enterprise linux server - tus 8.2 x86_64
  • Red Hat enterprise linux for arm 64 - extended update support 8.2 aarch64
  • Red Hat enterprise linux server (for ibm power le) - update services for sap solutions 8.2 ppc64le
  • Red Hat enterprise linux server - update services for sap solutions 8.2 x86_64



Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory. Using automation, we have attempted to clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

On successful exploitation, it could allow an attacker to execute code.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 4.6 severity.
  • Solution
    Upgrade to the latest packages which contain a patch.

    Refer to Refer to :
    Applying Package Updates to RHEL system
    for details.

    Refer to Red Hat security advisory RHSA-2021:4107 Update to address this issue and obtain more information.

    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 239763

    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    RHSA-2021:4107 Red Hat Enterprise Linux URL Logo access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:4107