SUSE-SU-2026:4944-1: important: Security update for flatpak
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Fri Oct 30 08:31:04 UTC 2026
# Security update for flatpak
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:4944-1
Release Date: 2026-10-29T16:29:48Z
Rating: important
References:
* bsc#1280236
* bsc#1282514
* bsc#1282515
* bsc#1282516
* bsc#1282518
* bsc#1282519
* bsc#1282520
* bsc#1282523
* bsc#1282524
* jsc#PED-17048
Cross-References:
* CVE-2026-90616
* CVE-2026-92162
* CVE-2026-96275
* CVE-2026-96276
* CVE-2026-96280
* CVE-2026-96281
* CVE-2026-96282
* CVE-2026-96807
* CVE-2026-96808
CVSS scores:
* CVE-2026-90616 ( SUSE ): 9.3
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
* CVE-2026-90616 ( SUSE ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
* CVE-2026-90616 ( NVD ): 7.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
* CVE-2026-92162 ( SUSE ): 6.8
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
* CVE-2026-92162 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
* CVE-2026-92162 ( NVD ): 7.2
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
* CVE-2026-96275 ( SUSE ): 8.7
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
* CVE-2026-96275 ( SUSE ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
* CVE-2026-96275 ( NVD ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
* CVE-2026-96276 ( SUSE ): 8.5
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
* CVE-2026-96276 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
* CVE-2026-96276 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
* CVE-2026-96276 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
* CVE-2026-96280 ( SUSE ): 7.3
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
* CVE-2026-96280 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
* CVE-2026-96280 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
* CVE-2026-96281 ( SUSE ): 4.8
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
* CVE-2026-96281 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
* CVE-2026-96281 ( NVD ): 6.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
* CVE-2026-96282 ( SUSE ): 6.8
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N
* CVE-2026-96282 ( SUSE ): 7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
* CVE-2026-96282 ( NVD ): 3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
* CVE-2026-96807 ( SUSE ): 4.8
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:L/SA:L
* CVE-2026-96807 ( SUSE ): 5.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
* CVE-2026-96807 ( NVD ): 4.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
* CVE-2026-96808 ( SUSE ): 7.3
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
* CVE-2026-96808 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
* CVE-2026-96808 ( NVD ): 7.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
* Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7
* openSUSE Leap 15.6
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7
An update that solves nine vulnerabilities and contains one feature can now be
installed.
## Description:
This update for flatpak fixes the following issues:
* CVE-2026-90616: missing symlink protection allows a malicious sandboxed app
to obtain arbitrary read and write access to files on the host
(bsc#1280236).
* CVE-2026-92162: path traversal via unvalidated `arch` parameter in
`DeployAppstream` (bsc#1282514).
* CVE-2026-96275: arbitrary write access as root via extra-data extraction
(bsc#1282515).
* CVE-2026-96276: arbitrary write in host context via `flatpak build-init`
(bsc#1282516).
* CVE-2026-96280: buffer overflow in OCI delta stream path names
(bsc#1282518).
* CVE-2026-96281: unprivileged active user can bypass anti-downgrade checks
for system apps/runtimes (bsc#1282519).
* CVE-2026-96282: extension metadata path traversal file existence oracle
(bsc#1282520).
* CVE-2026-96807: fixed-filename writes to arbitrary locations via symlink
attack on `.ld.so` (bsc#1282523).
* CVE-2026-96808: `revokefs` symlink path traversal allows local privilege
escalation via commit tampering (bsc#1282524).
Changes for flatpak:
* Update to version 1.16.6 (jsc#PED-17048):
* Fix file descriptor leaks affecting Chromium-based browsers.
* Fix installing extra-data without a runtime, including openh264.
* Fix unusable sandbox-expose paths affecting Epiphany.
* Fix installed tests and handling of file descriptor arguments.
* Changes from version 1.16.5:
* Fix regressions from the sandbox escape security fix affecting browsers,
browser-based apps and Steam.
* Expand test coverage of flatpak-run features used by the portal.
* Changes from version 1.16.4:
* Prevent arbitrary file reads in the system-helper context
(GHSA-2fxp-43j9-pwvc).
* Prevent orphaning cross-user pull operations (GHSA-89xm-3m96-w3jg).
* Changes from version 1.16.3:
* Be selective about mapping font-dirs.xml in flatpak build.
* Changes from version 1.16.2:
* Support reinstalling bundle installations and Intel Xe VA-API.
* Add cancellation support for curl downloads.
* Fix font configuration, mask and pin configuration reloads, unintended home
directory access, flatpak kill, OCI support, memory leaks and crashes.
* Changes from version 1.16.1:
* Allow updating existing apps under parental controls by default.
* Use instance IDs for systemd scopes and include /dev/udmabuf with
--device=dri.
* Speed up prune --dry-run and permission-reset.
* Support TLS certificates in /etc/containers/certs.d for OCI.
* Fix portal crashes, sandbox environment handling, accessibility bus
discovery, error reporting and shell completion.
* Update documentation and translations.
## Patch Instructions:
To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like
YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP6-2026-4944
* openSUSE Leap 15.6
zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-4944
* Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP7-2026-4944
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP6-LTSS-2026-4944
## Package List:
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 (ppc64le x86_64)
* libflatpak0-debuginfo-1.16.6-150600.3.12.1
* flatpak-1.16.6-150600.3.12.1
* flatpak-debugsource-1.16.6-150600.3.12.1
* flatpak-devel-1.16.6-150600.3.12.1
* libflatpak0-1.16.6-150600.3.12.1
* typelib-1_0-Flatpak-1_0-1.16.6-150600.3.12.1
* flatpak-debuginfo-1.16.6-150600.3.12.1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 (noarch)
* system-user-flatpak-1.16.6-150600.3.12.1
* flatpak-zsh-completion-1.16.6-150600.3.12.1
* flatpak-remote-flathub-1.16.6-150600.3.12.1
* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 i586 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
* libflatpak0-debuginfo-1.16.6-150600.3.12.1
* flatpak-1.16.6-150600.3.12.1
* flatpak-debugsource-1.16.6-150600.3.12.1
* flatpak-devel-1.16.6-150600.3.12.1
* libflatpak0-1.16.6-150600.3.12.1
* typelib-1_0-Flatpak-1_0-1.16.6-150600.3.12.1
* flatpak-debuginfo-1.16.6-150600.3.12.1
* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)
* system-user-flatpak-1.16.6-150600.3.12.1
* flatpak-zsh-completion-1.16.6-150600.3.12.1
* flatpak-remote-flathub-1.16.6-150600.3.12.1
* Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
* libflatpak0-debuginfo-1.16.6-150600.3.12.1
* flatpak-1.16.6-150600.3.12.1
* flatpak-debugsource-1.16.6-150600.3.12.1
* flatpak-devel-1.16.6-150600.3.12.1
* libflatpak0-1.16.6-150600.3.12.1
* typelib-1_0-Flatpak-1_0-1.16.6-150600.3.12.1
* flatpak-debuginfo-1.16.6-150600.3.12.1
* Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7 (noarch)
* system-user-flatpak-1.16.6-150600.3.12.1
* flatpak-zsh-completion-1.16.6-150600.3.12.1
* flatpak-remote-flathub-1.16.6-150600.3.12.1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
* libflatpak0-debuginfo-1.16.6-150600.3.12.1
* flatpak-1.16.6-150600.3.12.1
* flatpak-debugsource-1.16.6-150600.3.12.1
* flatpak-devel-1.16.6-150600.3.12.1
* libflatpak0-1.16.6-150600.3.12.1
* typelib-1_0-Flatpak-1_0-1.16.6-150600.3.12.1
* flatpak-debuginfo-1.16.6-150600.3.12.1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS (noarch)
* system-user-flatpak-1.16.6-150600.3.12.1
* flatpak-zsh-completion-1.16.6-150600.3.12.1
* flatpak-remote-flathub-1.16.6-150600.3.12.1
## References:
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-90616.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-92162.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-96275.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-96276.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-96280.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-96281.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-96282.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-96807.html
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-96808.html
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1280236
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1282514
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1282515
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1282516
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1282518
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1282519
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1282520
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1282523
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1282524
* https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-17048
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