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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8288-1
May 20, 2026

bubblewrap vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 25.10

Summary:

Bubblewrap could be made to bypass sandbox restrictions.

Software Description:
- bubblewrap: Low-level unprivileged sandboxing tool used by Flatpak and 
similar projects

Details:

It was discovered that Bubblewrap incorrectly handled the sandbox
setup phase when installed in setuid mode. A local attacker could
possibly use this issue to bypass sandbox restrictions.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
  bubblewrap                      0.11.1-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 25.10
  bubblewrap                      0.11.0-2ubuntu0.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8288-1
  CVE-2026-41163

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bubblewrap/0.11.1-1ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bubblewrap/0.11.0-2ubuntu0.1

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