CVE-2026-96275
Public on 2026-09-23
Modified on 2026-09-24
Description
A malicious or compromised Flatpak repository can write attacker-controlled content to arbitrary locations on the host filesystem via extract_extra_data(). On system installs, the write happens as root. Two issues combine: `files/extra` is resolved via path operations that follow symlinks, and blob names from `xa.extra-data-sources` are not sanitized against `..` traversal.
Severity
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CVSS v3 Base Score
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Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | flatpak | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | flatpak | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2027 Preview | flatpak | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | flatpak-builder | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2027 Preview | flatpak-builder | Not Affected |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |