CVE-2019-8308
Publication date 12 February 2019
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
Flatpak before 1.0.7, and 1.1.x and 1.2.x before 1.2.3, exposes /proc in the apply_extra script sandbox, which allows attackers to modify a host-side executable file.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| flatpak | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 1.0.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
|
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
8.2 · High
|
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Changed |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |