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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.704868
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-4868-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'flatpak' package(s) announced via the DSA-4868-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'flatpak' package(s) announced via the DSA-4868-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Anton Lydike discovered that sandbox restrictions in Flatpak, an application deployment framework for desktop apps, could be bypassed via a malicious .desktop file.

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.5-0+deb10u4.

We recommend that you upgrade your flatpak packages.

For the detailed security status of flatpak please refer to its security tracker page at: [link moved to references]

Affected Software/OS:
'flatpak' package(s) on Debian 10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-21381
https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/security/advisories/GHSA-xgh4-387p-hqpp
Debian Security Information: DSA-4868 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4868
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WXNVFOIB6ZP4DGOVKAM25T6OIEP3YLGV/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2MXXLXC2DPJ45HSMTI5MZYHMYEGQN6AA/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-12
https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/commit/8279c5818425b6812523e3805bbe242fb6a5d961
https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/commit/a7401e638bf0c03102039e216ab1081922f140ae
https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/commit/eb7946bb6248923d8c90fe9b84425fef97ae580d
https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/pull/4156
https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/releases/tag/1.10.2
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