USN-8779-1: Bubblewrap vulnerabilities

Publication date

17 September 2026

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Bubblewrap.


Packages

  • bubblewrap - Low-level unprivileged sandboxing tool used by Flatpak and similar projects

Details

It was discovered that Bubblewrap incorrectly handled certain temporary
directories. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-12439)

It was discovered that Bubblewrap incorrectly handled certain symlinks
during sandbox setup. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to
create files outside of the sandbox. (CVE-2026-87766)

It was discovered that Bubblewrap incorrectly handled certain temporary
directories. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-12439)

It was discovered that Bubblewrap incorrectly handled certain symlinks
during sandbox setup. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to
create files outside of the sandbox. (CVE-2026-87766)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will 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
26.04 LTS resolute bubblewrap –  0.11.1-1ubuntu0.2
24.04 LTS noble bubblewrap –  0.9.0-1ubuntu0.2
22.04 LTS jammy bubblewrap –  0.6.1-1ubuntu0.2
20.04 LTS focal bubblewrap –  0.4.0-1ubuntu4.1+esm2  
18.04 LTS bionic bubblewrap –  0.2.1-1ubuntu0.1+esm2  

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