Flatpak: flatpak: arbitrary write in root context via path traversal in deploy directory files/etc
Historical advisory recorded 5 Nov 2026 00:54:08 UTC. Read the latest advisory.
cve-program · CVE-2026-97024
PublishedA path traversal vulnerability in Flatpak's handling of the files/etc directory during app deployment allows a malicious Flatpak app to cause certain host system files (such as passwd, group, machine-id, or resolv.conf) to be emptied or replaced with a symlink when the app is installed or upgraded. In system-wide installations, the write is performed as root.
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CVE-2026-97024 · CVE overview and exploitation status
cve-program · CVE-2026-97024
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:89849
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:89850
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:89859
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:95061
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:95062
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:95063
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:95064
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-97024
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2542625
- https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/security/advisories/GHSA-8xgq-v545-vgvf
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