Flatpak: Multiple Vulnerabilities — GLSA 202608-06

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Flatpak, the worst of which allows sandbox escape.

Affected packages

sys-apps/flatpak on all architectures
Affected versions < 1.16.4
Unaffected versions >= 1.16.4

Background

Flatpak is a Linux application sandboxing and distribution framework.

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Flatpak. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Flatpak users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/flatpak-1.16.4"
 

References

Release date
August 14, 2026

Latest revision
August 14, 2026: 1

Severity
high

Exploitable
local

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