Linux · SUSE Linux Enterprise · Security advisory · November 7, 2026

SUSE-SU-2026:4944-1: flatpak security update

SUSE-SU-2026:4944-1, released November 7, 2026, fixes 9 CVEs in flatpak (version 1.16.6-150600.3.12.1). None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVEs closed
9
None rated Critical
Exploited
0
None reported
Highest CVSS
8.8
Base score, 0 to 10
Highest EPSS
0.0061
49th percentile

Priority of the 9 CVEs

Patch now 0 Urgent 0 High 4 Routine 5

Fixed package versions

ProductReleaseFixed in
flatpaksles 15.61.16.6-150600.3.12.1
flatpaksles 15.71.16.6-150600.3.12.1

CVEs this fix closes

PriorityCVETitleCVSSEPSSExploitation
High CVE-2026-96280 flatpak-devel: flatpak: flatpak: Buffer overflow in OCI delta stream path names on 32-bit systems8.8 0.0061 None reported
High CVE-2026-96275 flatpak-libs: flatpak: flatpak: Arbitrary write access as root via extra-data extraction8.8 0.0059 None reported
High CVE-2026-90616 flatpak: missing symlink protection allows a malicious sandboxed app to obtain arbitrary read and write access8.8 0.0018 None reported
High CVE-2026-96808 flatpak: `revokefs` symlink path traversal allows local privilege escalation via commit tampering8.8 0.0012 None reported
Routine CVE-2026-96276 flatpak: arbitrary write in host context via `flatpak build-init` (bsc#1282516).6.5 0.0044 None reported
Routine CVE-2026-96282 flatpak: extension metadata path traversal file existence oracle (bsc#1282520).3.1 0.0024 None reported
Routine CVE-2026-92162 flatpak: path traversal via unvalidated `arch` parameter in `DeployAppstream` (bsc#1282514).n/a 0.0023 None reported
Routine CVE-2026-96281 flatpak: unprivileged active user can bypass anti-downgrade checks for system apps/runtimes (bsc#1282519).6.2 0.0012 None reported
Routine CVE-2026-96807 flatpak: fixed-filename writes to arbitrary locations via symlink attack on `.ld.so` (bsc#1282523).4.0 0.0012 None reported
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