USN-8167-1: xdg-dbus-proxy vulnerability

Publication date

13 April 2026

Overview

xdg-dbus-proxy could be made to expose sensitive information.


Packages

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.

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.

Update instructions

After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
25.10 questing xdg-dbus-proxy –  0.1.6-1ubuntu0.1
24.04 LTS noble xdg-dbus-proxy –  0.1.5-1ubuntu0.2
22.04 LTS jammy xdg-dbus-proxy –  0.1.3-1ubuntu0.1

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