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CVE-2026-96280VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Flatpak: The OCI delta stream parser read sizes as guint64 but passed them to GLib I/O and allocation functions

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-96280· High 7.5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 00:01 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.5High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (redhat)CVSS 3.17.5
EPSS
0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 48% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 27 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 4 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSflatpakpkg:deb/ubuntu/flatpak?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threatsAffected
  • 1.16.1-2ubuntu1 – 1.16.6-1
8 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTSflatpakpkg:deb/ubuntu/flatpak?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/nobleOther threatsAffected
  • 1.14.4-2 – 1.14.6-1ubuntu0.1+esm1
9 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTSflatpakpkg:deb/ubuntu/flatpak?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/jammyOther threatsAffected
  • 1.10.2-3 – 1.12.7-1ubuntu0.1+esm1
10 affected builds
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Until a fix is available, avoid installing or updating Flatpak packages from untrusted OCI registries, especially on 32-bit systems.

Description

A heap buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Flatpak's OCI delta stream parser on 32-bit systems. The parser reads sizes as 64-bit values but passes them to GLib functions expecting 32-bit sizes, causing undersized allocations followed by overflows. An attacker controlling an OCI registry can exploit this during flatpak install or update to potentially achieve code execution.

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