CVE-2026-96284
Publication date 27 September 2026
Last updated 30 September 2026
Ubuntu priority
Description
A malicious user can get read-access to files in the flatpak-system-helper context if a system OCI repository is configured, because the OCI code paths in the system helper follow symlinks when importing OCI images that are under the user's control.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| flatpak | 26.04 LTS resolute |
Not affected
|
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
|
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
2.5 · Low
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N