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3.9 Low

CVE-2026-97026 Flatpak: flatpak: world-writable temporary child repositories in system-helper cache path

Description

Flatpak creates temporary child repository directories under the user cache with world-writable permissions (0777). On multi-user systems with a permissive umask, other local users could read or modify the temporary directory used while installing apps or runtimes, potentially causing installation failures (denial of service); tampered content would fail signature/digest verification rather than being trusted.

CVSS 3.1 detail

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

Exploitable with local access to the machine, with an ordinary account and if a user takes an action; the impact on data or service is limited.

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Versions not published
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