CVE-2026-97029
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
Flatpak's process ID namespace separation does not prevent a sandboxed app's kill(0, signal) or killpg(0, signal) calls from reaching processes outside the sandbox that share the same process group. A malicious or compromised Flatpak app can use this to cause denial of service by terminating processes outside its sandbox, such as the desktop shell.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
5.7
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Awaiting Analysis
Source identifier
Published
2026-09-29 04:18:02.573000
Last modified
2026-11-06 03:16:48.917000
View original CVE JSON
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"id": "CVE-2026-97029",
"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-09-29T04:18:02.573",
"lastModified": "2026-11-06T03:16:48.917",
"vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
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"value": "Flatpak's process ID namespace separation does not prevent a sandboxed app's kill(0, signal) or killpg(0, signal) calls from reaching processes outside the sandbox that share the same process group. A malicious or compromised Flatpak app can use this to cause denial of service by terminating processes outside its sandbox, such as the desktop shell."
}
],
"affected": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"affectedData": [
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"product": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10",
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"metrics": {
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"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Secondary",
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"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"baseScore": 5.7,
"baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"privilegesRequired": "LOW",
"userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
"integrityImpact": "NONE",
"availabilityImpact": "HIGH"
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"weaknesses": [
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"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Secondary",
"description": [
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"value": "CWE-653"
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"references": [
{
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-97029",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2542698",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/security/advisories/GHSA-f3p8-vr7v-gxf2",
"source": "[email protected]"
}
]
}