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flatpak: Fix of CVE-2026-90616

Type: advisorySources: OSV

- CVE-2026-90616: fix sandbox escape via symlinked per-app data directories by creating them with glnx_chase_and_mkdirat and binding /var/cache, /var/data, /var/config and /var/tmp through chased fds

Products
flatpak, flatpak-devel, flatpak-libs, flatpak-selinux, flatpak-session-helper, flatpak-tests
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
1.12.7-2.el9_2.tuxcare.els7
CVEs
CVE-2026-90616
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 10:45 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

flatpak: Fix of CVE-2026-90616

core-osv · Original source

Published 21 Sept 2026, 08:36 UTC

- CVE-2026-90616: fix sandbox escape via symlinked per-app data directories by creating them with glnx_chase_and_mkdirat and binding /var/cache, /var/data, /var/config and /var/tmp through chased fds

osv:CLSA-2026-1789979782

flatpak

Fixed versions: 1.12.7-2.el9_2.tuxcare.els7

flatpak-devel

Fixed versions: 1.12.7-2.el9_2.tuxcare.els7

flatpak-libs

Fixed versions: 1.12.7-2.el9_2.tuxcare.els7

flatpak-selinux

Fixed versions: 1.12.7-2.el9_2.tuxcare.els7

flatpak-session-helper

Fixed versions: 1.12.7-2.el9_2.tuxcare.els7

flatpak-tests

Fixed versions: 1.12.7-2.el9_2.tuxcare.els7

Complete source record
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    "summary": "- CVE-2026-90616: fix sandbox escape via symlinked per-app data directories by creating them with glnx_chase_and_mkdirat and binding /var/cache, /var/data, /var/config and /var/tmp through chased fds",
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