SB2021031112 - Multiple vulnerabilities in flatpak

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SB2021031112 - Multiple vulnerabilities in flatpak

Published: March 11, 2021 Updated: March 14, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021031112
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: N/A)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak. A remote attacker can force the application to leak memory and perform denial of service attack.


2) Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-21381)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the "file forwarding" feature. By putting the special tokens `@@` and/or `@@u` in the Exec field of a Flatpak app's .desktop file, a malicious app publisher can trick flatpak into behaving as though the user had chosen to open a target file with their Flatpak app, which automatically makes that file available to the Flatpak app.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References