CVE-2026-96284
2.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Summary
A malicious user can get read-access to files in the flatpak-system-helper context if a system OCI repository is configured, because the OCI code paths in the system helper follow symlinks when importing OCI images that are under the user's control.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
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Weaknesses
- CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Workarounds
Remove all OCI system remotes.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-96284
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2539423
- https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/security/advisories/GHSA-2fxp-43j9-pwvc
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