diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 24522397..e778f760 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,3 +1,28 @@ +Changes in 1.8.7 +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +Released: 2022-02-03 + +This is a security update that fixes two issues that were found in flatpak: + +https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/security/advisories/GHSA-qpjc-vq3c-572j +(also known as CVE-2021-43860) + +This issue is about the possibility for a malicious repository to send +invalid application metadata in a way that hides some of the app +permissions displayed during installation. + +https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/security/advisories/GHSA-8ch7-5j3h-g4fx +(also known as CVE-2022-21682) + +This issue is a problem with how flatpak-builder uses flatpak, that +can cause `flatpak-builder --mirror-screenshots-url` commands to be +allowed to create directories outside of the build directory. + +The fix for this is is the addition of a new option +`--nofilesystem=host:reset`, which in addition to behaving like +`--nofilesystem=host`, the new option prevents filesystem permissions +from being inherited from the app manifest. + Changes in 1.8.6 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Released: 2022-01-24