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Ubuntu 25.10 xdg-dbus-proxy Important Local Attack Exposure USN-8167-1

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Calendar Grey April 13, 2026
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu 25.10, 24.04 LTS, 22.04 LTS xdg-dbus-proxy exposes sensitive data - update recommended.
xdg-dbus-proxy could be made to expose sensitive information.

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.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory Ubuntu important local attack sensitive exposure dbus proxy

Update Instructions

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.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8167-1

CVE-2026-34080

Severity
important
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Critical

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8167-1

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory Ubuntu important local attack sensitive exposure dbus proxy

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xdg-dbus-proxy/0.1.6-1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xdg-dbus-proxy/0.1.5-1ubuntu0.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xdg-dbus-proxy/0.1.3-1ubuntu0.1

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