Link Following Affecting flatpak-tests-debuginfo package, versions <0:1.18.1-1.amzn2023


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (2nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-FLATPAKTESTSDEBUGINFO-20848936
  • published13 Oct 2026
  • disclosed23 Sept 2026

Introduced: 23 Sep 2026

NewCVE-2026-96808  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-59  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 flatpak-tests-debuginfo to version 0:1.18.1-1.amzn2023 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2026-3143.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream flatpak-tests-debuginfo package and not the flatpak-tests-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Flatpak before 1.18.1, the revokefs writer, used by the flatpak-system-helper to receive repository data from unprivileged callers, validated file paths by rejecting literal .. components but did not prevent symlink traversal. A malicious local user in an active local session could obtain two revokefs sessions via the system helper, create a symlink in one session pointing into the other session's directory, and retain a file descriptor through that symlink. This allowed the attacker to modify files belonging to a different revokefs session after they had been validated and imported by the system helper. In particular, an attacker could use this to tamper with ostree commit objects in the system repository after they passed signature verification, enabling root-controlled file writes to attacker-chosen paths and local root privilege escalation.

CVSS Base Scores

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