https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=524592
Bug ID: 524592
Summary: ksecretd stuck in a loop while opening GPG encrypted
wallet, can't provide passwords to applications
Classification: Frameworks and Libraries
Product: frameworks-kwallet
Version First unspecified
Reported In:
Platform: Other
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: major
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
CC: [email protected]
Target Milestone: ---
DESCRIPTION
Although it's less used, kwalletd/ksecretd handles also GPG-encrypted wallets.
I recently updated to 068d7d0 in master, and ksecretd can't provide passwords
to applications anymore. The high-level symptom is that a dialog appears
mentioning repeated failed access to a wallet and that "an application may
misbehave". Inspecting the wallet with kwalletmanager shows the same error, and
no password is shown.
I ran ksecretd with debug output enabled and I noticed it's entirely stuck in a
loop:
kf.wallet.backend: This wallet was encrypted using GPG key with ID
"FBE55AEDA29D259B"
kf.wallet.backend: The key was found.
kf.wallet.backend: Setting useNewHash to true
kf.wallet.backend: Wallet new enough, using new hash
kf.wallet.backend: This wallet was encrypted using GPG key with ID
"FBE55AEDA29D259B"
kf.wallet.backend: The key was found.
kf.wallet.backend: Setting useNewHash to true
kf.wallet.backend: Wallet new enough, using new hash
That's also when the repeated access warning appears. The GPG-handling part of
the code does MD5 hashing at some point, I wonder if it's related (but I may be
completely off).
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Start ksecretd or autostart it
2. Provide GPG passphrase to unlock the GPG key
OBSERVED RESULT
Applications are unable to access passwords.
EXPECTED RESULT
Applications are able to access saved passwords.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System (available in the Info Center app, or by running `kinfo` in a
terminal window):
KDE Plasma Version: latest master as of 2026-08-21
KDE Frameworks Version: latest master as of 2026-08-21
Qt Version: 6.11.1
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