CVE-2026-97024

Published: Sep 29, 2026Modified: Sep 29, 2026

7.1

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 4.2

Source: secalert@redhat.com (Secondary)

Description

A 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.

Related CWEs

CWE-61

UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following

The product, when opening a file or directory, does not sufficiently account for when the file is a symbolic link that resolves to a target outside of the intended control sphere. This could allow an attacker to cause the product to operate on unauthorized files.

References (3)

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-97024

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2542625

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/security/advisories/GHSA-8xgq-v545-vgvf

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Timeline

No history available yet.