SUSE update for flatpak
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2021-41133 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-264 |
| Exploitation vector | Local |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications Operating systems & Components / Operating system typelib-1_0-Flatpak-1_0 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component system-user-flatpak Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libflatpak0-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libflatpak0 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component flatpak-zsh-completion Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component flatpak-devel Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component flatpak-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component flatpak-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component flatpak Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | SUSE |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Security restrictins bypass
EUVDB-ID: #VU57176
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 5.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-41133
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in the VFS-manipulating syscalls implementation. A local user can bypass sandbox restrictions and escalate privileges on the system.
Update the affected package flatpak to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsSUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications: 15-SP2 - 15-SP3
typelib-1_0-Flatpak-1_0: before 1.10.5-4.9.1
system-user-flatpak: before 1.10.5-4.9.1
libflatpak0-debuginfo: before 1.10.5-4.9.1
libflatpak0: before 1.10.5-4.9.1
flatpak-zsh-completion: before 1.10.5-4.9.1
flatpak-devel: before 1.10.5-4.9.1
flatpak-debugsource: before 1.10.5-4.9.1
flatpak-debuginfo: before 1.10.5-4.9.1
flatpak: before 1.10.5-4.9.1
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_module_for_desktop_applications:15-SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_module_for_desktop_applications:15-SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:typelib-1_0-flatpak-1_0:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:system-user-flatpak:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libflatpak0-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libflatpak0:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:flatpak-zsh-completion:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:flatpak-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:flatpak-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:flatpak-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:flatpak:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20213472-1/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
