Bug#1089855: Window manager warnings should not log window titles
Josh Triplett
josh at joshtriplett.org
Sat Dec 14 04:01:44 GMT 2024
Package: gnome-shell
Version: 47.2-1
Severity: normal
X-Debbugs-Cc: josh at joshtriplett.org
gnome-shell recently changed its window manager warning messages to
include the titles of windows. This logs potentially sensitive user
information in system log files.
Previous log message format:
Aug 13 10:06:05 o gnome-shell[1072]: Window manager warning: Ping serial 79896884 was reused for window W1, previous use was for window W128.
New log message format:
Dec 13 18:00:59 o gnome-shell[1120]: Window manager warning: Ping serial 35993321 was reused for window W1 (Facing the Git commit-ID collision catastrophe [LWN.net] — Mozilla Firefox), previous use was for window W33 (~).
Many user processes are careful to avoid logging potentially sensitive
information, and this breaks that expectation.
(I recognize that this is a tradeoff between user privacy and the
usefulness of log files.)
-- System Information:
Debian Release: trixie/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: arm64
Kernel: Linux 6.12.3-amd64 (SMP w/12 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=C.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=C.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
Versions of packages gnome-shell depends on:
ii dconf-gsettings-backend [gsettings-backend] 0.40.0-4+b3
ii gir1.2-accountsservice-1.0 23.13.9-7
ii gir1.2-adw-1 1.6.2-1
ii gir1.2-atk-1.0 2.54.0-1
ii gir1.2-atspi-2.0 2.54.0-1
ii gir1.2-freedesktop 1.82.0-2
ii gir1.2-gcr-4 4.3.0-1
ii gir1.2-gdesktopenums-3.0 47.1-1
ii gir1.2-gdkpixbuf-2.0 2.42.12+dfsg-1+b1
ii gir1.2-gdm-1.0 47.0-3
ii gir1.2-geoclue-2.0 2.7.2-1
ii gir1.2-glib-2.0 2.82.3-2
ii gir1.2-gnomebg-4.0 44.1-1
ii gir1.2-gnomebluetooth-3.0 47.1-1
ii gir1.2-gnomedesktop-4.0 44.1-1
ii gir1.2-graphene-1.0 1.10.8-4
ii gir1.2-gstreamer-1.0 1.24.10-2
ii gir1.2-gtk-4.0 4.16.7+ds-1
ii gir1.2-gweather-4.0 4.4.4-1
ii gir1.2-ibus-1.0 1.5.31-1
ii gir1.2-mutter-15 47.3-2
ii gir1.2-nm-1.0 1.50.0-1+b1
ii gir1.2-nma4-1.0 1.10.6-5
ii gir1.2-pango-1.0 1.55.0+ds-3
ii gir1.2-polkit-1.0 125-2
ii gir1.2-rsvg-2.0 2.59.2+dfsg-1
ii gir1.2-soup-3.0 3.6.1-1
ii gir1.2-upowerglib-1.0 1.90.6-2
ii gnome-control-center 1:47.2-2
ii gnome-settings-daemon 47.2-1
ii gnome-shell-common 47.2-1
ii gsettings-desktop-schemas 47.1-1
ii gstreamer1.0-pipewire 1.2.7-1
ii libatk-bridge2.0-0t64 2.54.0-1
ii libatk1.0-0t64 2.54.0-1
ii libc6 2.40-4
ii libcairo2 1.18.2-2
ii libecal-2.0-3 3.54.2-1
ii libedataserver-1.2-27t64 3.54.2-1
ii libgcr-4-4 4.3.0-1
ii libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0 2.42.12+dfsg-1+b1
ii libgirepository-1.0-1 1.82.0-2
ii libgjs0g 1.82.1-1
ii libgles2 1.7.0-1+b2
ii libglib2.0-0t64 2.82.3-2
ii libglib2.0-bin 2.82.3-2
ii libgnome-autoar-0-0 0.4.5-1
ii libgnome-desktop-4-2t64 44.1-1
ii libgraphene-1.0-0 1.10.8-4
ii libgtk-4-1 4.16.7+ds-1
ii libical3t64 3.0.18-1+b1
ii libjson-glib-1.0-0 1.10.6+ds-1
ii libmutter-15-0 47.3-2
ii libnm0 1.50.0-1+b1
ii libpango-1.0-0 1.55.0+ds-3
ii libpipewire-0.3-0t64 1.2.7-1
ii libpolkit-agent-1-0 125-2
ii libpolkit-gobject-1-0 125-2
ii libpulse-mainloop-glib0 17.0+dfsg1-1
ii libpulse0 17.0+dfsg1-1
ii libsecret-1-0 0.21.4-3
ii libsystemd0 257-2
ii libx11-6 2:1.8.10-2
ii libxext6 2:1.3.4-1+b2
ii libxfixes3 1:6.0.0-2+b2
ii python3 3.12.7-1
ii tecla 47.0-1
Versions of packages gnome-shell recommends:
ii bolt 0.9.8-1
ii evolution-data-server 3.54.2-1
ii gdm3 47.0-3
pn gnome-browser-connector <none>
ii gnome-menus 3.36.0-1.1+b3
ii gnome-user-docs 47.2-1
pn ibus <none>
pn iio-sensor-proxy <none>
ii josh-provides [gnome-remote-desktop] 209
pn power-profiles-daemon <none>
pn switcheroo-control <none>
ii unzip 6.0-28
Versions of packages gnome-shell suggests:
ii gir1.2-malcontent-0 0.12.0-1.1+b1
pn gir1.2-telepathyglib-0.12 <none>
pn gir1.2-telepathylogger-0.2 <none>
ii gnome-shell-extension-prefs 47.2-1
Versions of packages gnome-session depends on:
ii adwaita-icon-theme 47.0-2
ii fonts-cantarell 0.303.1-2
ii gnome-session-bin 47.0.1-1
ii gnome-session-common 47.0.1-1
ii gnome-settings-daemon 47.2-1
ii xdg-desktop-portal-gnome 47.1-3
Versions of packages gnome-session recommends:
ii fonts-inter-variable 4.0+ds-2
pn gnome-session-xsession <none>
Versions of packages gnome-session suggests:
ii desktop-base 13.0.0~pre1
ii gnome-keyring 46.2-1
Versions of packages gnome-settings-daemon depends on:
ii gnome-settings-daemon-common 47.2-1
ii gsettings-desktop-schemas 47.1-1
ii libasound2t64 1.2.12-1+b1
ii libc6 2.40-4
ii libcairo2 1.18.2-2
ii libcanberra-gtk3-0 0.30-17+b1
ii libcanberra0 0.30-17+b1
ii libcolord2 1.4.7-1+b2
ii libcups2t64 2.4.10-2
ii libfontconfig1 2.15.0-1.1+b1
ii libgck-2-2 4.3.0-1
ii libgcr-4-4 4.3.0-1
ii libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0 2.42.12+dfsg-1+b1
ii libgeoclue-2-0 2.7.2-1
ii libgeocode-glib-2-0 3.26.3-6+b3
ii libglib2.0-0t64 2.82.3-2
ii libgnome-desktop-3-20t64 44.1-1
ii libgtk-3-0t64 3.24.43-4
ii libgudev-1.0-0 238-5+b1
ii libgweather-4-0t64 4.4.4-1
ii libmm-glib0 1.22.0-3+b2
ii libnm0 1.50.0-1+b1
ii libnotify4 0.8.3-1+b2
ii libp11-kit0 0.25.5-2+b1
ii libpam-systemd [logind] 257-2
ii libpango-1.0-0 1.55.0+ds-3
ii libpangocairo-1.0-0 1.55.0+ds-3
ii libpolkit-gobject-1-0 125-2
ii libpulse-mainloop-glib0 17.0+dfsg1-1
ii libpulse0 17.0+dfsg1-1
ii libspa-0.2-bluetooth 1.2.7-1
ii libsystemd0 257-2
ii libupower-glib3 1.90.6-2
ii libwacom9 2.13.0-1
ii libwayland-client0 1.23.0-1+b1
ii libx11-6 2:1.8.10-2
ii libxext6 2:1.3.4-1+b2
ii libxfixes3 1:6.0.0-2+b2
ii libxi6 2:1.8.2-1
ii pipewire-audio 1.2.7-1
Versions of packages gnome-settings-daemon recommends:
pn iio-sensor-proxy <none>
ii pipewire-audio 1.2.7-1
ii pkexec 125-2
ii x11-xserver-utils 7.7+10+b1
Versions of packages gnome-settings-daemon suggests:
pn usbguard <none>
Versions of packages libgjs0g depends on:
pn gir1.2-gio-2.0 <none>
ii gir1.2-girepository-2.0 1.82.0-2
ii gir1.2-glib-2.0 [gir1.2-gobject-2.0] 2.82.3-2
ii libc6 2.40-4
ii libcairo-gobject2 1.18.2-2
ii libcairo2 1.18.2-2
ii libffi8 3.4.6-1
ii libgirepository-1.0-1 [libgirepository-1.0-1-with-libffi8] 1.82.0-2
ii libglib2.0-0t64 2.82.3-2
ii libmozjs-128-0 128.5.0-1
ii libreadline8t64 8.2-5
ii libstdc++6 14.2.0-8
ii libx11-6 2:1.8.10-2
Versions of packages gnome-shell is related to:
ii libegl-mesa0 [libegl-vendor] 24.2.8-1
ii libgl1-mesa-dri 24.2.8-1
ii libglx-mesa0 [libglx-vendor] 24.2.8-1
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