ALAS2-2019-1183


Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALAS-2019-1183
Advisory Release Date: 2019-03-21 19:31 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2019-03-28 19:32 Pacific
Severity: Important

Issue Overview:

Earlier versions of flatpak exposes /proc in the apply_extra script sandbox, which allows attackers to modify a host-side executable file.(CVE-2019-8308)


Affected Packages:

flatpak


Note:

This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.


Issue Correction:
Run yum update flatpak to update your system.

New Packages:
aarch64:
    flatpak-1.0.2-4.amzn2.0.1.aarch64
    flatpak-builder-1.0.0-4.amzn2.0.1.aarch64
    flatpak-devel-1.0.2-4.amzn2.0.1.aarch64
    flatpak-libs-1.0.2-4.amzn2.0.1.aarch64
    flatpak-debuginfo-1.0.2-4.amzn2.0.1.aarch64

i686:
    flatpak-1.0.2-4.amzn2.0.1.i686
    flatpak-builder-1.0.0-4.amzn2.0.1.i686
    flatpak-devel-1.0.2-4.amzn2.0.1.i686
    flatpak-libs-1.0.2-4.amzn2.0.1.i686
    flatpak-debuginfo-1.0.2-4.amzn2.0.1.i686

src:
    flatpak-1.0.2-4.amzn2.0.1.src

x86_64:
    flatpak-1.0.2-4.amzn2.0.1.x86_64
    flatpak-builder-1.0.0-4.amzn2.0.1.x86_64
    flatpak-devel-1.0.2-4.amzn2.0.1.x86_64
    flatpak-libs-1.0.2-4.amzn2.0.1.x86_64
    flatpak-debuginfo-1.0.2-4.amzn2.0.1.x86_64