Flatpak metadata with ANSI control codes can cause misleading terminal output
CVE-2023-28101

5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Flatpak

Status
Flatpak
Vendor
CVE Published:
16 March 2023

What is CVE-2023-28101?

Flatpak 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.

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Affected Version(s)

flatpak < 1.10.8 < 1.10.8

flatpak >= 1.12.0, < 1.12.8 < 1.12.0, 1.12.8

flatpak >= 1.14.0, < 1.14.4 < 1.14.0, 1.14.4

References

https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/security/advisories/GH...
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https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/commit/409e34187de2b2b...
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https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/commit/6cac99dafe6003c...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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