QID 352263

Date Published: 2021-04-08

QID 352263: Amazon Linux Security Advisory for flatpak: ALAS2-2021-1625

<DIV> Issue Overview:

A sandbox escape flaw was found in the way flatpak handled special tokens in ".desktop" files. This flaw allows an attacker to gain access to files that are not ordinarily allowed by the app's permissions. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality and integrity. (CVE-2021-21381 )

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Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; allows unauthorized modification; allows disruption of service.

CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 8.2 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.8 severity.

Solution

Please refer to Amazon advisory ALAS-2021-1625 for affected packages and patching details, or update with your package manager.

Vendor References

ALAS-2021-1625 - alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2021-1625.html

CVEs related to QID 352263

CVE-2021-21381 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
ALAS-2021-1625	Amazon Linux 2	flatpak (1.0.9-10.amzn2.0.1) on aarch64	alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2021-1625.html
ALAS-2021-1625	Amazon Linux 2	flatpak (1.0.9-10.amzn2.0.1) on i686	alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2021-1625.html
ALAS-2021-1625	Amazon Linux 2	flatpak (1.0.9-10.amzn2.0.1) on src	alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2021-1625.html
ALAS-2021-1625	Amazon Linux 2	flatpak (1.0.9-10.amzn2.0.1) on x86_64	alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2021-1625.html

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