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CVE-2021-21381

Public on 2021-03-11
Modified on 2021-04-06
Description

A sandbox escape flaw was found in the way flatpak handled special tokens in ".desktop" files. This flaw allows an attacker to gain access to files that are not ordinarily allowed by the app's permissions. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality and integrity.

Severity
Important
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CVSS v3 Base Score
8.1
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 2 - Core flatpak 2021-04-02 01:53 ALAS2-2021-1625

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
NVD CVSSv2 5.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
NVD CVSSv3 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N