Autorun files from Removable Media
Bug #1617620 reported by
johnmne
This bug affects 1 person
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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gsettings-desktop-schemas (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Low
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Ubuntu 16 is still automatically executing software that resides in an external resource (removable media), such as USB or CD.
I don't need to tell you how bad this is..
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You can see the default value that allows to autoplay / autorun files by doing the following steps:
1. In Ubuntu 16.04, go to Settings -> Details.
2. In the left pane choose "Removable Media".
3. On the right pane you'll see "Software", while the value in the drop-down menu is "Run Software".
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A fix suggestion:
Instead of "Run Software", the default value should be "Do nothing".
affects: | gnome-control-center (Ubuntu) → unity-settings-daemon (Ubuntu) |
Changed in unity-settings-daemon (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
affects: | unity-settings-daemon (Ubuntu) → unity-control-center (Ubuntu) |
Changed in unity-control-center (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → Low |
Changed in gsettings-desktop-schemas (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
Changed in gsettings-desktop-schemas (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → Low |
Changed in gsettings-desktop-schemas (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Confirmed → Fix Committed |
no longer affects: | unity-control-center (Ubuntu) |
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Interesting; I don't think I've ever seen this control panel page before. Mine has "Never prompt or start programs on media insertion" checked. I wonder if this is the default or not?
Thanks