CVE-2023-28100 — Flatpak is a system for building, distributing, and running sandboxed desktop ap
Flatpak is a system for building, distributing, and running sandboxed desktop applications on Linux. Versions prior to 1.10.8, 1.12.8, 1.14.4, and 1.15.4 contain a vulnerability similar to CVE-2017-5226, but using the `TIOCLINUX` ioctl command instead of `TIOCSTI`. If a Flatpak a
Published
2023-03-16T15:51:32.037Z
Last modified
2025-02-13T16:45:39.112Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
01What is this vulnerability?
Flatpak is a system for building, distributing, and running sandboxed desktop applications on Linux. Versions prior to 1.10.8, 1.12.8, 1.14.4, and 1.15.4 contain a vulnerability similar to CVE-2017-5226, but using the `TIOCLINUX` ioctl command instead of `TIOCSTI`. If a Flatpak app is run on a Linux virtual console such as `/dev/tty1`, it can copy text from the virtual console and paste it into…
02Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|
| flatpak | flatpak | < 1.10.8, >= 1.12.0, < 1.12.8, >= 1.14.0, < 1.14.4, >= 1.15.0, < 1.15.4 |
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
08Timeline
- Published: 2023-03-16T15:51:32.037Z
- Last modified: 2025-02-13T16:45:39.112Z
09References
- github.com — https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/security/advisories/GHSA-7qpw-3vjv-xrqp
- github.com — https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/commit/8e63de9a7d3124f91140fc74f8ca9ed73ed53b…
- marc.info — https://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=167879021709955&w=2
- security.gentoo.org — https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-12
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