SB2022051141 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for flatpak
Published: May 11, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022051141
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-43860)
CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly validate that the permissions displayed to the user for an app at install time match the actual permissions granted to the app at runtime, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.