# CVE-2021-43860: flatpak: Flatpak is a system for building, distributing, and running sandboxed desktop applications on Linux.  Security Fix(es...

CVE-2021-43860 is fixed in 5 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2021-43860, released January 12, 2022. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-43860
- Priority: High
- CVSS: 8.6 (Moderate)
- EPSS: 0.0144
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Jan 12, 2022

## Description

Flatpak is a system for building, distributing, and running sandboxed desktop applications on Linux.  Security Fix(es):  * flatpak: Permissions granted to applications can be hidden from the user at install time (CVE-2021-43860)  For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.  Additional Changes:  For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Release Notes linked from the References section.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | flatpak Debian 11.6 (bullseye) | 1.10.7-0+deb11u1 | [DSA-5049-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/dsa-5049-1.md) | Jan 20, 2022 |
| Linux | flatpak Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 1.12.3-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2021-43860](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2021-43860.md) | Jan 12, 2022 |
| Linux | flatpak Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 1.12.3-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2021-43860](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2021-43860.md) | Jan 12, 2022 |
| Linux | flatpak Debian 14 | 1.12.3-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2021-43860](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2021-43860.md) | Jan 12, 2022 |
| Linux | flatpak RHEL 8 | 0:1.8.7-1.el8 | [RHSA-2022:1792](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2022-1792.md) | May 10, 2022 |
| Linux | flatpak almalinux 8 | 1.8.7-1.el8 | [ALSA-2022:1792](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2022-1792.md) | May 10, 2022 |
| Linux | flatpak ol 8 | 0:1.8.7-1.el8 | [ELSA-2022-1792](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2022-1792.md) | May 17, 2022 |
| Linux | flatpak rocky 8 | 0:1.8.7-1.el8 | [RLSA-2022:1792](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2022-1792.md) | May 10, 2022 |
| Linux | flatpak-devel RHEL 8 | 0:1.8.7-1.el8 | [RHSA-2022:1792](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2022-1792.md) | May 10, 2022 |
| Linux | flatpak-devel almalinux 8 | 1.8.7-1.el8 | [ALSA-2022:1792](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2022-1792.md) | May 10, 2022 |
| Linux | flatpak-devel ol 8 | 0:1.8.7-1.el8 | [ELSA-2022-1792](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2022-1792.md) | May 17, 2022 |
| Linux | flatpak-libs RHEL 8 | 0:1.8.7-1.el8 | [RHSA-2022:1792](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2022-1792.md) | May 10, 2022 |
| Linux | flatpak-libs almalinux 8 | 1.8.7-1.el8 | [ALSA-2022:1792](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2022-1792.md) | May 10, 2022 |
| Linux | flatpak-libs ol 8 | 0:1.8.7-1.el8 | [ELSA-2022-1792](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2022-1792.md) | May 17, 2022 |
| Linux | flatpak-selinux RHEL 8 | 0:1.8.7-1.el8 | [RHSA-2022:1792](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2022-1792.md) | May 10, 2022 |
| Linux | flatpak-selinux almalinux 8 | 1.8.7-1.el8 | [ALSA-2022:1792](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2022-1792.md) | May 10, 2022 |
| Linux | flatpak-selinux ol 8 | 0:1.8.7-1.el8 | [ELSA-2022-1792](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2022-1792.md) | May 17, 2022 |
| Linux | flatpak-session-helper RHEL 8 | 0:1.8.7-1.el8 | [RHSA-2022:1792](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2022-1792.md) | May 10, 2022 |
| Linux | flatpak-session-helper almalinux 8 | 1.8.7-1.el8 | [ALSA-2022:1792](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2022-1792.md) | May 10, 2022 |
| Linux | flatpak-session-helper ol 8 | 0:1.8.7-1.el8 | [ELSA-2022-1792](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2022-1792.md) | May 17, 2022 |

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