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3.3 Low

CVE-2026-96283 Flatpak: flatpak: flatpak-system-helper cross-user cancelpull orphans another user's ongoing pull

Description

By calling org.freedesktop.Flatpak.SystemHelper.CancelPull on another user's pull, the pull is not actually cancelled but removed from internal tracking, making it impossible for the owning user to stop it. Ongoing pulls cannot be stopped.

CVSS 3.1 detail

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

Exploitable with local access to the machine, with an ordinary account and without any user action; the impact on data or service is limited.

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