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CVE-2023-28101

Flatpak metadata with ANSI control codes can cause misleading terminal output PUBLISHED

Description (CNA)

Flatpak is a system for building, distributing, and running sandboxed desktop applications on Linux. In versions prior to 1.10.8, 1.12.8, 1.14.4, and 1.15.4, if an attacker publishes a Flatpak app with elevated permissions, they can hide those permissions from users of the `flatpak(1)` command-line interface by setting other permissions to crafted values that contain non-printable control characters such as `ESC`. A fix is available in versions 1.10.8, 1.12.8, 1.14.4, and 1.15.4. As a workaround, use a GUI like GNOME Software rather than the command-line interface, or only install apps whose maintainers you trust.

Affected (CNA)

Vendor / productVersions
flatpak / flatpakaffected < 1.10.8; affected >= 1.12.0, < 1.12.8; affected >= 1.14.0, < 1.14.4; affected >= 1.15.0, < 1.15.4

CWE

CWE-116

References

ADP enrichment

CVE

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CISA-ADP

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