https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=167855
Bug ID: 167855
Summary: "Get extensions online" causes snap confinement error
Product: LibreOffice
Version: 24.2.7.2 release
Hardware: All
OS: Android
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: medium
Component: framework
Assignee: libreoffice-bugs@lists.freedesktop.org
Reporter: jim.av...@gmail.com
Description:
Ubuntu packages LO in a snap. This seems to break things, e.g.
Tools->Extensions->"Get more extensions online..." fails to do anything
noticeable. However if stdout/stderr is available, the following appears
snap-confine has elevated permissions and is not confined but should be.
Refusing to continue to avoid permission escalation attacks
Please make sure that the snapd.apparmor service is enabled and started.
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Obviously LO can not control what Ubuntu does, but Ubuntu is a major
distribution channel. Is there anything LO can do to show the user something
useful, such as the URL to visit? I'm guessing (pure speculation) that LO
tried to open a web browser via some OS-integrated chooser. If other features
also do that they will probably fail the same way.
Can LO even detect that this error occurred? Is any mitigation possible?
Steps to Reproduce:
1. In Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, with libreoffice installed by default (LibreOffice
24.2.7.2 420(Build:2) on my system):
2. In a terminal, run /usr/bin/loffice
3. Tools->Extensions->(click "Get more extensions online..." near the bottom)
Actual Results:
snap-confine has elevated permissions and is not confined but should be.
Refusing to continue to avoid permission escalation attacks
Please make sure that the snapd.apparmor service is enabled and started.
(on the terminal)
Expected Results:
Opening a catalog of extensions?
Reproducible: Always
User Profile Reset: No
Additional Info:
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