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.
References3
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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5.7
MEDIUM
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 16 · as of 9 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-653
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