** Description changed: - See description below. As the driver manager is done inside software- - properties-qt, it's basically the same bug, but now it's affected by - something we can't exactly get into the mechanism of: plasma-discover's - "Software Sources" link. + kdesu fails to authenticate with sudo from Jammy. - Steps to recrate: + See upstream bug: KDE bug: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=452532 - 1) Open Plasma-discover - 2) Go to Settings - 3) Under click on "Software Sources" - 4) Attempt to enter password + Examples: Kubuntu driver manager, launching ksystemlog from the main + menu, or trying to run krusader root mode option via its 'Tools > Start + Krusader Root Mode' menu entry. Assuming that the current user is a + member of the sudo group. - Expected: Software properties opens + On entering the correct password authentication is refused, stating that + possibly an incorrect password has been entered. - Actual: Pkexec keeps asking for password. + It appears that kdesu fails to cope with the sudo config change in this + commit: - ------ + https://salsa.debian.org/sudo- + team/sudo/-/commit/59db341d46aa4c26b54c1270e69f2562e7f3d751 - Earlier description: + kdesu was fixed in Debian with: - The driver manager for both Ubuntu Studio and Kubuntu can no longer - launch due to some updated security measures in PolicyKit. + https://tracker.debian.org/news/1330116/accepted-kdesu-5940-2-source- + into-unstable/ - The original behavior was that systemsettings would open - /usr/bin/ubuntustudio-driver-manager (or /usr/bin/kubuntu-driver-manger) - via pkexec, which would then open software-settings-qt. Unfortunately, - the new behavior does not act correctly to pkexec and pkexec does not - see the user as available in the sudoers file. + The issue can be worked around by adding /etc/sudoers.d/kdesu-sudoers + with the contents - The only way around this was to pass "export DISPLAY=:0" inside the - appropriate driver manager executable with the command "sudo software- - properties-qt". The KCM itself needs to execute the driver-manager via - xterm, which then prompts for a password. It's ugly, but it works. - - I will attach a debdiff for the kubuntu-settings package. + Defaults!/usr/lib/*/libexec/kf5/kdesu_stub !use_pty ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04 Package: ubuntustudio-default-settings 22.04.19 [modified: usr/share/sddm/themes/ubuntustudio/theme.conf] ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-22.22-lowlatency 5.15.19 Uname: Linux 5.15.0-22-lowlatency x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu79 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown CurrentDesktop: KDE Date: Thu Mar 17 12:19:44 2022 InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-03-20 (361 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Studio 21.04 "Hirsute Hippo" - Alpha amd64 (20210320) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: ubuntustudio-default-settings UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to jammy on 2021-11-07 (130 days ago) modified.conffile..etc.skel..local.share.konsole.Profile: [deleted]
** Summary changed: - applications can no longer launch when called by kdesu + kdesu fails to authenticate with sudo from Jammy. ** Description changed: kdesu fails to authenticate with sudo from Jammy. See upstream bug: KDE bug: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=452532 Examples: Kubuntu driver manager, launching ksystemlog from the main menu, or trying to run krusader root mode option via its 'Tools > Start Krusader Root Mode' menu entry. Assuming that the current user is a member of the sudo group. - On entering the correct password authentication is refused, stating that + On entering the correct password authentication is refused, stating that possibly an incorrect password has been entered. - It appears that kdesu fails to cope with the sudo config change in this + It appears that kdesu fails to cope with the sudo config change in this commit: https://salsa.debian.org/sudo- team/sudo/-/commit/59db341d46aa4c26b54c1270e69f2562e7f3d751 kdesu was fixed in Debian with: https://tracker.debian.org/news/1330116/accepted-kdesu-5940-2-source- into-unstable/ + + and fixed in kinetic with: + + https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kdesu/5.94.0-0ubuntu2 The issue can be worked around by adding /etc/sudoers.d/kdesu-sudoers with the contents Defaults!/usr/lib/*/libexec/kf5/kdesu_stub !use_pty ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04 Package: ubuntustudio-default-settings 22.04.19 [modified: usr/share/sddm/themes/ubuntustudio/theme.conf] ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-22.22-lowlatency 5.15.19 Uname: Linux 5.15.0-22-lowlatency x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu79 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown CurrentDesktop: KDE Date: Thu Mar 17 12:19:44 2022 InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-03-20 (361 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Studio 21.04 "Hirsute Hippo" - Alpha amd64 (20210320) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: ubuntustudio-default-settings UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to jammy on 2021-11-07 (130 days ago) modified.conffile..etc.skel..local.share.konsole.Profile: [deleted] -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to sudo in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1965439 Title: kdesu fails to authenticate with sudo from Jammy. Status in kdesu package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in kubuntu-settings package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in sudo package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in ubuntustudio-default-settings package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in kdesu source package in Jammy: In Progress Status in kubuntu-settings source package in Jammy: In Progress Status in sudo source package in Jammy: Confirmed Status in ubuntustudio-default-settings source package in Jammy: In Progress Status in kdesu source package in Kinetic: Fix Released Status in kubuntu-settings source package in Kinetic: Fix Released Status in sudo source package in Kinetic: Confirmed Status in ubuntustudio-default-settings source package in Kinetic: Fix Released Status in kdesu package in Debian: Fix Released Bug description: kdesu fails to authenticate with sudo from Jammy. See upstream bug: KDE bug: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=452532 Examples: Kubuntu driver manager, launching ksystemlog from the main menu, or trying to run krusader root mode option via its 'Tools > Start Krusader Root Mode' menu entry. Assuming that the current user is a member of the sudo group. On entering the correct password authentication is refused, stating that possibly an incorrect password has been entered. It appears that kdesu fails to cope with the sudo config change in this commit: https://salsa.debian.org/sudo- team/sudo/-/commit/59db341d46aa4c26b54c1270e69f2562e7f3d751 kdesu was fixed in Debian with: https://tracker.debian.org/news/1330116/accepted-kdesu-5940-2-source- into-unstable/ and fixed in kinetic with: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kdesu/5.94.0-0ubuntu2 The issue can be worked around by adding /etc/sudoers.d/kdesu-sudoers with the contents Defaults!/usr/lib/*/libexec/kf5/kdesu_stub !use_pty ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04 Package: ubuntustudio-default-settings 22.04.19 [modified: usr/share/sddm/themes/ubuntustudio/theme.conf] ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-22.22-lowlatency 5.15.19 Uname: Linux 5.15.0-22-lowlatency x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu79 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown CurrentDesktop: KDE Date: Thu Mar 17 12:19:44 2022 InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-03-20 (361 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Studio 21.04 "Hirsute Hippo" - Alpha amd64 (20210320) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: ubuntustudio-default-settings UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to jammy on 2021-11-07 (130 days ago) modified.conffile..etc.skel..local.share.konsole.Profile: [deleted] To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kdesu/+bug/1965439/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
