CVE-2026-96284

Public on 2026-09-24

Modified on 2026-09-24

Description

A malicious user can get read-access to files in the system-helper context if a system OCI repository is configured. The OCI code paths in the system helper will follow symlinks when importing OCI images which are under the user's control.

Severity

Low

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CVSS v3 Base Score

3.3

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Affected Packages

Platform	Package	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	3.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

References

FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity Red Hat: CVE-2026-96284 Mitre: CVE-2026-96284