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XDG-Desktop-Portal 1.20.4 Released To Protect Against Apps Trashing Arbitrary Host Files


In addition to the release today of Flatpak 1.16.4 for shipping new security fixes including a sandbox escape and the ability to delete host files, XDG-Desktop-Portal 1.20.4 is also now available with another security fix of its own to prevent sandboxed apps from being able to trash arbitrary host files.

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