CVE-2019-8308
flatpak: potential /proc based sandbox escape
Severity Score
8.2
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
Flatpak before 1.0.7, and 1.1.x and 1.2.x before 1.2.3, exposes /proc in the apply_extra script sandbox, which allows attackers to modify a host-side executable file.
Flatpak, en versiones anteriores a la 1.0.7 y en versiones 1.1.x y 1.2.x anteriores a la 1.2.3, expone /proc en el sandbox de script apply_extra, lo que permite que los atacantes modifiquen un archivo ejecutable del lado del host.
A flaw was found in flatpak. In certain special cases, installing flatpak applications and runtimes system-wide may allow an attacker to escape the flatpak sandbox. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
Flatpak is a system for building, distributing, and running sandboxed desktop applications on Linux. Issues addressed include a sandbox escape vulnerability.
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
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- Decision:-
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Timeline
- 2019-02-12 CVE Reserved
- 2019-02-12 CVE Published
- 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
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- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-668: Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere
- CWE-672: Operation on a Resource after Expiration or Release
CAPEC
References (7)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=922059 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/releases/tag/1.0.7 | Third Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/releases/tag/1.2.3 | Third Party Advisory |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00088.html | 2020-08-24 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0375 | 2020-08-24 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-8308 | 2019-02-19 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1675070 | 2019-02-19 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Flatpak Search vendor "Flatpak" | Flatpak Search vendor "Flatpak" for product "Flatpak" | < 1.0.7 Search vendor "Flatpak" for product "Flatpak" and version " < 1.0.7" | - |
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| Flatpak Search vendor "Flatpak" | Flatpak Search vendor "Flatpak" for product "Flatpak" | >= 1.1.0 <= 1.1.3 Search vendor "Flatpak" for product "Flatpak" and version " >= 1.1.0 <= 1.1.3" | - |
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| Flatpak Search vendor "Flatpak" | Flatpak Search vendor "Flatpak" for product "Flatpak" | >= 1.2.0 <= 1.2.3 Search vendor "Flatpak" for product "Flatpak" and version " >= 1.2.0 <= 1.2.3" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 10.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "10.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" and version "7.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" and version "7.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Aus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus" | 7.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus" and version "7.6" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus" | 7.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus" and version "7.6" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Tus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Tus" | 7.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Tus" and version "7.6" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Workstation Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" and version "7.0" | - |
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