CVE-2019-8308

HIGH

flatpak < 1.0.7 and 1.1.x-1.2.x < 1.2.3 - Arbitrary File Modification via /proc Exposure

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=922059
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/releases/tag/1.2.3
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/releases/tag/1.0.7
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0375

Scores

CVSS v3 8.2
EPSS 0.0006
EPSS Percentile 19.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-668
Status published
Products (9)
debian/debian_linux 9.0
debian/debian_linux 10.0
flatpak/flatpak < 1.0.7
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop 7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_server 7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_aus 7.6
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_eus 7.6
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_tus 7.6
redhat/enterprise_linux_workstation 7.0
Published Feb 12, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026