Description
A flaw was found in Nautilus. When a removable drive or disk image is unmounted or ejected, Nautilus prompts the user to empty the trash without verifying whether the trash directory paths are symbolic links. An attacker can exploit this flaw by tricking a user into mounting a crafted storage volume and confirming the prompt to empty the trash, leading to the arbitrary deletion of files accessible to that user.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | — | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | nautilus | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 13 | nautilus | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | nautilus | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | nautilus | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | nautilus | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | nautilus | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | nautilus | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | nautilus | No fix yet | — |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | nautilus | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | nautilus | No fix yet | — |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | nautilus +2 | 47.1-720.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3412 |
Advisories 1
- ALAS2023-2026-3412 Important: nautilus security update (Amazon Linux 2023) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Nov 9, 2026