Update xdg-desktop-portal to 1.18.4
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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xdg-desktop-portal (Ubuntu) |
Fix Committed
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High
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Unassigned | ||
Noble |
In Progress
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High
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Impact
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This is a new release in the stable 1.18.x series. It includes part of a CVE security fix; the more important part of the CVE is in flatpak but there is some hardening on the xdg-desktop-portal side.
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Test Plan
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Run the tests from https:/
What Could Go Wrong
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xdg-desktop-portal is critical functionality for Snaps and Flatpaks including providing the file chooser dialogs for both of the only security supported web browsers in Ubuntu: firefox and chromium (both as snaps)
xdg-desktop-portal is included in every official Ubuntu desktop flavor as it has become essential functionality for modern desktops. When used by desktops, there is a separate backend package to provide the UI. For Ubuntu Desktop, this is xdg-desktop-
xdg-desktop-portal also is used in some apps that are distributed as .deb packages, for instance it is used for the Set as Background feature in the Nautilus file browser.
Other Info
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(none)
CVE References
description: | updated |
information type: | Public → Public Security |
Changed in xdg-desktop-portal (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Triaged → In Progress |
Changed in xdg-desktop-portal (Ubuntu): | |
status: | In Progress → Fix Committed |
status: | Fix Committed → In Progress |
description: | updated |
description: | updated |
Changed in xdg-desktop-portal (Ubuntu Noble): | |
importance: | Undecided → High |
status: | New → In Progress |
Changed in xdg-desktop-portal (Ubuntu): | |
status: | In Progress → Fix Committed |
An upload of xdg-desktop-portal to noble-proposed has been rejected from the upload queue for the following reason: "merge changelog includes references to long-fixed bugs, needs cleanup".