USN-8752-1: Konsole vulnerability

Publication date

14 September 2026

Overview

Konsole could be made to run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted URL.


Packages

Details

It was discovered that Konsole incorrectly handled certain URLs under
specific circumstances. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
execute arbitrary code.

It was discovered that Konsole incorrectly handled certain URLs under
specific circumstances. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
execute arbitrary code.

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
24.04 LTS noble konsole –  4:23.08.5-0ubuntu4+esm1  
konsole-kpart –  4:23.08.5-0ubuntu4+esm1  
22.04 LTS jammy konsole –  4:21.12.3-0ubuntu1+esm1  
konsole-kpart –  4:21.12.3-0ubuntu1+esm1  
20.04 LTS focal konsole –  4:19.12.3-0ubuntu1+esm1  
konsole-kpart –  4:19.12.3-0ubuntu1+esm1  
18.04 LTS bionic konsole –  4:17.12.3-1ubuntu1+esm1  
konsole-kpart –  4:17.12.3-1ubuntu1+esm1  
16.04 LTS xenial konsole –  4:15.12.3-0ubuntu1+esm1
konsole-kpart –  4:15.12.3-0ubuntu1+esm1

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