USN-8981-1: Enlightenment vulnerability

Publication date

3 November 2026

Overview

Enlightenment could be made to run programs as an administrator if it received a specially crafted pathname.


Packages

  • e17 - X11 window manager based on EFL

Details

It was discovered that the enlightenment_sys helper in Enlightenment
incorrectly handled certain pathnames. A local attacker could possibly use
this issue to gain administrator privileges.

It was discovered that the enlightenment_sys helper in Enlightenment
incorrectly handled certain pathnames. A local attacker could possibly use
this issue to gain administrator privileges.

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
22.04 LTS jammy enlightenment –  0.25.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
20.04 LTS focal enlightenment –  0.23.1-4ubuntu0.1~esm1  
18.04 LTS bionic e17 –  0.17.6-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
16.04 LTS xenial e17 –  0.17.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

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