USN-4951-1

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4951-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4951-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4951-1
Related
Published
2021-05-12T02:31:18.427605Z
Modified
2021-05-12T02:31:18.427605Z
Summary
flatpak vulnerability
Details

Anton Lydike discovered that Flatpak did not properly handle special tokens in desktop files. An attacker could use this to specially craft a Flatpak application that could escape sandbox confinement.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / flatpak

Package

Name
flatpak
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/flatpak?arch=src?distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.0.9-0ubuntu0.3

Affected versions

0.*

0.8.7-5
0.10.0-1
0.10.0-2
0.10.1-1
0.10.2-1
0.10.2.1-1
0.10.2.1-2
0.10.3-1
0.11.1-0ubuntu1
0.11.3-2
0.11.3-3
0.11.7-0ubuntu0.1

1.*

1.0.1-0ubuntu0.1
1.0.6-0ubuntu0.1
1.0.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
1.0.8-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
1.0.9-0ubuntu0.1
1.0.9-0ubuntu0.2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.0.9-0ubuntu0.3",
            "binary_name": "flatpak"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.0.9-0ubuntu0.3",
            "binary_name": "flatpak-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.0.9-0ubuntu0.3",
            "binary_name": "flatpak-tests"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.0.9-0ubuntu0.3",
            "binary_name": "flatpak-tests-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.0.9-0ubuntu0.3",
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-flatpak-1.0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.0.9-0ubuntu0.3",
            "binary_name": "libflatpak-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.0.9-0ubuntu0.3",
            "binary_name": "libflatpak-doc"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.0.9-0ubuntu0.3",
            "binary_name": "libflatpak0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.0.9-0ubuntu0.3",
            "binary_name": "libflatpak0-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / flatpak

Package

Name
flatpak
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/flatpak?arch=src?distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.6.5-0ubuntu0.3

Affected versions

1.*

1.4.3-1
1.6.0-1
1.6.1-1
1.6.2-1
1.6.3-1
1.6.5-0ubuntu0.1
1.6.5-0ubuntu0.2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.6.5-0ubuntu0.3",
            "binary_name": "flatpak"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.6.5-0ubuntu0.3",
            "binary_name": "flatpak-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.6.5-0ubuntu0.3",
            "binary_name": "flatpak-tests"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.6.5-0ubuntu0.3",
            "binary_name": "flatpak-tests-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.6.5-0ubuntu0.3",
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-flatpak-1.0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.6.5-0ubuntu0.3",
            "binary_name": "libflatpak-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.6.5-0ubuntu0.3",
            "binary_name": "libflatpak-doc"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.6.5-0ubuntu0.3",
            "binary_name": "libflatpak0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.6.5-0ubuntu0.3",
            "binary_name": "libflatpak0-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}