High severity · published Feb 12, 2019
CVE-2019-8308
Flatpak before 1.0.7, and 1.1.x and 1.2.x before 1.2.3, exposes /proc in the apply_extra script sandbox, which allows attackers to modify a host-side executable file
8.2
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Flatpak before 1.0.7, and 1.1.x and 1.2.x before 1.2.3, exposes /proc in the apply_extra script sandbox, which allows attackers to modify a host-side executable file.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 40% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
9.0; 10.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Desktop · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Aus · Redhat
7.6 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Eus · Redhat
7.6 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Tus · Redhat
7.6 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Workstation · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
FL
Flatpak · Flatpak
before 1.0.7; 1.1.0 through 1.1.3; 1.2.0 through 1.2.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8308
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-8308
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00088.html
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0375
Issue Tracking
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=922059
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/releases/tag/1.0.7
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/releases/tag/1.2.3
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