[SRU] error: Failed to install org.gnome.Platform: Could not unmount revokefs-fuse filesystem at /var/tmp/flatpak-cache-4EB3B3/org.gnome.Platform-EM6KC3: Child process exited with code 1
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flatpak |
Fix Released
|
Unknown
|
|||
| Release Notes for Ubuntu |
Fix Released
|
Undecided
|
Andreas Hasenack | ||
| apparmor (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Critical
|
Unassigned | ||
| Questing |
Fix Released
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
| flatpak (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
|
High
|
Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
[ Impact ]
fusermount3 (and umount, which is invoked by it with the same confinement) on the current Ubuntu Questing requires additional privileges in order to work properly. In particular, the lack of these privileges broke flatpak because it was newly no longer able to unmount revokefs-fuse. (This is a distinct failure from a previous one reported at LP: #2100295.)
[ Test Plan ]
On a Questing machine,
- Install flatpak following the instructions at https:/
- `sudo apt install flatpak`
- `flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https:/
- Reboot
- Attempt to install a flatpak, e.g. `flatpak install flathub com.github.
- If installation is successful, attempt to run the flatpak with `flatpak run com.github.
- Without the fix:
- The flatpak installation fails and generates error messages about being unable to unmount revokefs-fuse
- AppArmor generates denial logs relating to file accesses in /run/mount/utab and related files /run/mount/utab.*
- With the fix: the installation succeeds
- AppArmor still generates denial logs relating to denials of the DAC_OVERRIDE and SETUID capabilities. However, as flatpak still
seems to work properly even with these capabilities denied, we do not grant fusermount3 these capabilities
[ Where problems could occur ]
The additions to the fusermount3 profile are loosening confinement. However, if a user manually modified the installed profiles, then the package upgrade would cause conflicts, and rejection of the incoming changes (either by hand during an interactive upgrade or automatically during an batch unattended upgrade) would result in end users not getting the packaged fix.
[ Other Info ]
Original bug report:
hi i am a bug tester and wanted to install a program but then i got this error
here is my full log:
Warning: Could not unmount revokefs-fuse filesystem at /var/tmp/
Warning: Could not unmount revokefs-fuse filesystem at /var/tmp/
Warning: Could not unmount revokefs-fuse filesystem at /var/tmp/
Warning: Could not unmount revokefs-fuse filesystem at /var/tmp/
Warning: Could not unmount revokefs-fuse filesystem at /var/tmp/
error: Failed to install org.gnome.Platform: Could not unmount revokefs-fuse filesystem at /var/tmp/
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 25.10
Package: flatpak 1.16.1-2ubuntu1
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 6.17.0-3-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
ApportVersion: 2.33.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckR
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Fri Sep 5 20:07:19 2025
InstallationDate: Installed on 2025-09-04 (1 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 25.10 "Questing Quokka" - Daily amd64 (20250903)
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
PATH=(custom, no user)
SHELL=/bin/bash
TERM=xterm-
XDG_RUNTIME_
SourcePackage: flatpak
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
Related branches
- Ubuntu Sponsors: Pending requested
- git-ubuntu import: Pending requested
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Diff: 68 lines (+46/-0)3 files modifieddebian/changelog (+8/-0)
debian/patches/series (+1/-0)
debian/patches/ubuntu/profiles-add-rules-to-fix-flatpaks-with-fuse3-17.patch (+37/-0)
| Changed in flatpak (Ubuntu): | |
| importance: | Undecided → High |
| Changed in apparmor (Ubuntu): | |
| importance: | Undecided → High |
| Changed in flatpak: | |
| status: | Unknown → Fix Released |
| description: | updated |
| description: | updated |
| summary: |
- error: Failed to install org.gnome.Platform: Could not unmount revokefs- - fuse filesystem at /var/tmp/flatpak-cache-4EB3B3/org.gnome.Platform- - EM6KC3: Child process exited with code 1 + [SRU] error: Failed to install org.gnome.Platform: Could not unmount + revokefs-fuse filesystem at /var/tmp/flatpak- + cache-4EB3B3/org.gnome.Platform-EM6KC3: Child process exited with code 1 |
| Changed in flatpak (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | Confirmed → Invalid |

also to mention i am testing ubuntu 25.10