CVE-2021-21261
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-01-14 19:40
Modified
2024-08-03 18:09
Severity ?
7.3 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
Summary
Flatpak sandbox escape via spawn portal
References
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/commit/6d1773d2a54dde9b099043f07a2094a4f1c2f486Patch, Third Party Advisory
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/commit/6e5ae7a109cdfa9735ea7ccbd8cb79f9e8d3ae8bPatch, Third Party Advisory
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/commit/aeb6a7ab0abaac4a8f4ad98b3df476d9de6b8bd4Patch, Third Party Advisory
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/commit/cc1401043c075268ecc652eac557ef8076b5eabaThird Party Advisory
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/releases/tag/1.8.5Third Party Advisory
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/security/advisories/GHSA-4ppf-fxf6-vxg2Third Party Advisory
security-advisories@github.comhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-21Third Party Advisory
security-advisories@github.comhttps://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4830Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
flatpakflatpak
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