CVE-2022-21682

Flatpak is a Linux application sandboxing and distribution framework. A path traversal vulnerability affects versions of Flatpak prior to 1.12.3 and 1.10.6. flatpak-builder applies `finish-args` last in the build. At this point the build directory will have the full access that is specified in the manifest, so running `flatpak build` against it will gain those permissions. Normally this will not be done, so this is not problem. However, if `--mirror-screenshots-url` is specified, then flatpak-builder will launch `flatpak build --nofilesystem=host appstream-utils mirror-screenshots` after finalization, which can lead to issues even with the `--nofilesystem=host` protection. In normal use, the only issue is that these empty directories can be created wherever the user has write permissions. However, a malicious application could replace the `appstream-util` binary and potentially do something more hostile. This has been resolved in Flatpak 1.12.3 and 1.10.6 by changing the behaviour of `--nofilesystem=home` and `--nofilesystem=host`.
Path Traversal
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
7.7 HIGH
NETWORK
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
GitHub_MCNA
7.7 HIGH
NETWORK
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 46%
VendorProductVersion
flatpakflatpak
𝑥
< 1.10.7
flatpakflatpak
1.11.1 ≤
𝑥
< 1.12.4
flatpakflatpak-builder
𝑥
< 1.2.2
redhatenterprise_linux
8.0
debiandebian_linux
9.0
debiandebian_linux
10.0
debiandebian_linux
11.0
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
flatpak
bullseye (security)
1.10.8-0+deb11u2
fixed
bullseye
1.10.8-0+deb11u2
fixed
buster
ignored
stretch
ignored
bookworm
1.14.10-1~deb12u1
fixed
bookworm (security)
1.14.10-1~deb12u1
fixed
sid
1.14.10-1
fixed
trixie
1.14.10-1
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
flatpak
noble
not-affected
mantic
not-affected
lunar
not-affected
kinetic
ignored
jammy
needs-triage
impish
ignored
hirsute
ignored
focal
needs-triage
bionic
needs-triage
xenial
ignored
trusty
ignored