USN-4951-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4951-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4951-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4951-1
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Published
2021-05-12T02:31:18.427605Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:33:24.982374Z
Summary
flatpak vulnerability
Details

Anton Lydike discovered that Flatpak did not properly handle special tokens in desktop files. An attacker could use this to specially craft a Flatpak application that could escape sandbox confinement.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / flatpak

Package

Name
flatpak
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/flatpak@1.0.9-0ubuntu0.3?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.0.9-0ubuntu0.3

Affected versions

0.*

0.8.7-5
0.10.0-1
0.10.0-2
0.10.1-1
0.10.2-1
0.10.2.1-1
0.10.2.1-2
0.10.3-1
0.11.1-0ubuntu1
0.11.3-2
0.11.3-3
0.11.7-0ubuntu0.1

1.*

1.0.1-0ubuntu0.1
1.0.6-0ubuntu0.1
1.0.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
1.0.8-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
1.0.9-0ubuntu0.1
1.0.9-0ubuntu0.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "flatpak",
            "binary_version": "1.0.9-0ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "flatpak-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.0.9-0ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "flatpak-tests",
            "binary_version": "1.0.9-0ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "flatpak-tests-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.0.9-0ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-flatpak-1.0",
            "binary_version": "1.0.9-0ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libflatpak-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.0.9-0ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libflatpak-doc",
            "binary_version": "1.0.9-0ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libflatpak0",
            "binary_version": "1.0.9-0ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libflatpak0-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.0.9-0ubuntu0.3"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / flatpak

Package

Name
flatpak
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/flatpak@1.6.5-0ubuntu0.3?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.6.5-0ubuntu0.3

Affected versions

1.*

1.4.3-1
1.6.0-1
1.6.1-1
1.6.2-1
1.6.3-1
1.6.5-0ubuntu0.1
1.6.5-0ubuntu0.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "flatpak",
            "binary_version": "1.6.5-0ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "flatpak-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.6.5-0ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "flatpak-tests",
            "binary_version": "1.6.5-0ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "flatpak-tests-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.6.5-0ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-flatpak-1.0",
            "binary_version": "1.6.5-0ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libflatpak-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.6.5-0ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libflatpak-doc",
            "binary_version": "1.6.5-0ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libflatpak0",
            "binary_version": "1.6.5-0ubuntu0.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libflatpak0-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.6.5-0ubuntu0.3"
        }
    ]
}