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Security update for flatpak

Type: advisorySources: OSV

This update for flatpak fixes the following issues: - CVE-2026-90616: missing symlink protection allows a malicious sandboxed app to obtain arbitrary read and write access to files on the host (bsc#1280236). - CVE-2026-92162: path traversal via unvalidated `arch` parameter in `DeployAppstream` (bsc#1282514). - CVE-2026-96275: arbitrary write access as root via extra-data extraction (bsc#1282515). - CVE-2026-96276: arbitrary write in host context via `flatpak build-init` (bsc#1282516). - CVE-2026-96281: unprivileged active user can bypass anti-downgrade checks for system apps/runtimes (bsc#1282519). - CVE-2026-96282: extension metadata path traversal file existence oracle (bsc#1282520). - CVE-2026-96283: flatpak-system-helper: cross-user `CancelPull` orphans another user's ongoing pull (bsc#1282521). - CVE-2026-96807: fixed-filename writes to arbitrary locations via symlink attack on `.ld.so` (bsc#1282523). - CVE-2026-96808: `revokefs` symlink path traversal allows local privilege escalation via commit tampering (bsc#1282524).

Products
flatpak
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
1.4.2-3.15.1
CVEs
CVE-2026-90616, CVE-2026-92162, CVE-2026-96275, CVE-2026-96276, CVE-2026-96281, CVE-2026-96282, CVE-2026-96283, CVE-2026-96807, CVE-2026-96808
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
29 Oct 2026, 07:13 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Security update for flatpak

core-osv · Original source

Published 9 Oct 2026, 15:55 UTC

This update for flatpak fixes the following issues: - CVE-2026-90616: missing symlink protection allows a malicious sandboxed app to obtain arbitrary read and write access to files on the host (bsc#1280236). - CVE-2026-92162: path traversal via unvalidated `arch` parameter in `DeployAppstream` (bsc#1282514). - CVE-2026-96275: arbitrary write access as root via extra-data extraction (bsc#1282515). - CVE-2026-96276: arbitrary write in host context via `flatpak build-init` (bsc#1282516). - CVE-2026-96281: unprivileged active user can bypass anti-downgrade checks for system apps/runtimes (bsc#1282519). - CVE-2026-96282: extension metadata path traversal file existence oracle (bsc#1282520). - CVE-2026-96283: flatpak-system-helper: cross-user `CancelPull` orphans another user's ongoing pull (bsc#1282521). - CVE-2026-96807: fixed-filename writes to arbitrary locations via symlink attack on `.ld.so` (bsc#1282523). - CVE-2026-96808: `revokefs` symlink path traversal allows local privilege escalation via commit tampering (bsc#1282524).

osv:SUSE-SU-2026:4610-1

flatpak

Fixed versions: 1.4.2-3.15.1

flatpak

Fixed versions: 1.4.2-3.15.1

Complete source record
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