flatpak: TIOCLINUX can send commands outside sandbox if running on a virtual console

A flaw was found in Flatpak, a system for building, distributing, and running sandboxed desktop applications on Linux. It contains a vulnerability similar to CVE-2017-5226 but using the TIOCLINUX ioctl command instead of TIOCSTI. If a Flatpak app is run on a Linux virtual console such as /dev/tty...

CVE-2023-1523

Using the TIOCLINUX ioctl request, a malicious snap could inject contents into the input of the controlling terminal which could allow it to cause arbitrary commands to be executed outside of the snap sandbox after the snap exits. Graphical terminal emulators like xterm, gnome-terminal and others...

CVE-2023-1523

Using the TIOCLINUX ioctl request, a malicious snap could inject contents into the input of the controlling terminal which could allow it to cause arbitrary commands to be executed outside of the snap sandbox after the snap exits. Graphical terminal emulators like xterm, gnome-terminal and others...