Back Linuxsecurity Ubuntu 25.10 xdg-dbus-proxy Important Local Attack Exposure USN-8167
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 25.10 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Summary: xdg-dbus-proxy could be made to expose sensitive information. Software Description: - xdg-dbus-proxy: A filtering proxy for D-Bus connections Details: It was discovered that xdg-dbus-proxy incorrectly handled eavesdropping in policy rules. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to intercept certain D-Bus messages.
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 25.10 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Summary: xdg-dbus-proxy could be made to expose sensitive information. Software Description: - xdg-dbus-proxy: A filtering proxy for D-Bus connections Details: It was discovered that xdg-dbus-proxy incorrectly handled eavesdropping in policy rules. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to intercept certain D-Bus messages.
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 25.10 xdg-dbus-proxy 0.1.6-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS xdg-dbus-proxy 0.1.5-1ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS xdg-dbus-proxy 0.1.3-1ubuntu0.1 After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes.
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 25.10 xdg-dbus-proxy 0.1.6-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS xdg-dbus-proxy 0.1.5-1ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS xdg-dbus-proxy 0.1.3-1ubuntu0.1 After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes.
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