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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7046-1
September 30, 2024

bubblewrap, flatpak vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Summary:

Flatpak could be made to read and write files in locations it
would not normally have access to.

Software Description:
- bubblewrap: utility for unprivileged chroot and namespace manipulation
- flatpak: Application deployment framework for desktop apps

Details:

It was discovered that Flatpak incorrectly handled certain persisted
directories. An attacker could possibly use this issue to read
and write files in locations it would not normally have access to.
A patch was also needed to Bubblewrap in order to avoid race
conditions caused by this fix.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  bubblewrap                      0.9.0-1ubuntu0.1
  flatpak                         1.14.6-1ubuntu0.1
  libflatpak0                     1.14.6-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  bubblewrap                      0.6.1-1ubuntu0.1
  flatpak                         1.12.7-1ubuntu0.1
  libflatpak0                     1.12.7-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  bubblewrap                      0.4.0-1ubuntu4.1
  flatpak                         1.6.5-0ubuntu0.5
  libflatpak0                     1.6.5-0ubuntu0.5

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7046-1
  CVE-2024-42472, https://launchpad.net/bugs/2077087

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bubblewrap/0.9.0-1ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/flatpak/1.14.6-1ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bubblewrap/0.6.1-1ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/flatpak/1.12.7-1ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bubblewrap/0.4.0-1ubuntu4.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/flatpak/1.6.5-0ubuntu0.5

Ubuntu 7046-1: Flatpak and Bubblewrap Security Advisory Updates

September 30, 2024
Flatpak could be made to read and write files in locations it would not normally have access to.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Summary: Flatpak could be made to read and write files in locations it would not normally have access to. Software Description: - bubblewrap: utility for unprivileged chroot and namespace manipulation - flatpak: Application deployment framework for desktop apps Details: It was discovered that Flatpak incorrectly handled certain persisted directories. An attacker could possibly use this issue to read and write files in locations it would not normally have access to. A patch was also needed to Bubblewrap in order to avoid race conditions caused by this fix.

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS bubblewrap 0.9.0-1ubuntu0.1 flatpak 1.14.6-1ubuntu0.1 libflatpak0 1.14.6-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS bubblewrap 0.6.1-1ubuntu0.1 flatpak 1.12.7-1ubuntu0.1 libflatpak0 1.12.7-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS bubblewrap 0.4.0-1ubuntu4.1 flatpak 1.6.5-0ubuntu0.5 libflatpak0 1.6.5-0ubuntu0.5 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7046-1

CVE-2024-42472, https://launchpad.net/bugs/2077087

Severity
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7046-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bubblewrap/0.9.0-1ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/flatpak/1.14.6-1ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bubblewrap/0.6.1-1ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/flatpak/1.12.7-1ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bubblewrap/0.4.0-1ubuntu4.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/flatpak/1.6.5-0ubuntu0.5

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