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Rocky Linux 8 : bubblewrap and flatpak (RLSA-2024:6422)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 207308

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Synopsis

The remote Rocky Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2024:6422 advisory.

 * flatpak: Access to files outside sandbox for apps using persistent= (--persist) (CVE-2024-42472)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Rocky Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2024:6422

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 207308

File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2024-6422.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 9/16/2024

Updated: 8/20/2025

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.4

Temporal Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-42472

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:flatpak-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:bubblewrap-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:flatpak-session-helper, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:bubblewrap-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:flatpak-libs, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:flatpak, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:flatpak-session-helper-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:bubblewrap, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:flatpak-selinux, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:flatpak-libs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:flatpak-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:flatpak-debugsource, cpe:/o:rocky:linux:8

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RockyLinux/release, Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/17/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/14/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-42472