Bug 515592

Summary:	xdg portal crashes and causes desktop crash when giving permissions to flatpak for screenshots
Product:	[Plasma] xdg-desktop-portal-kde	Reporter:	tidal3179 <greenismypepper>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	NEEDSINFO WAITINGFORINFO
Severity:	crash	CC:	aleixpol, sitter
Priority:	NOR	Keywords:	drkonqi
Version First Reported In:	6.5.5
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	openSUSE
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments:	relevant screenshot dr konqi log file

Description tidal3179 2026-02-06 06:11:23 UTC

Created attachment 189267 [details]
relevant screenshot

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SUMMARY

I wanted to take a screenshot using the 'NormCap' ocr reader. It told me it didn't have screenshot permissions so I closed it and set it's screenshot permission to 'Always Ask'. When I relaunched 'NormCap' again it asked for permission and I granted it. The xdg portal froze and caused my desktop to breifly crash and restore to it's previous state. The permission was succesfully granted but the bug report couldn't be filed automatically.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
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OBSERVED RESULT


EXPECTED RESULT


SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 
macOS: 
(available in the Info Center app, or by running `kinfo` in a terminal window)
Linux/KDE Plasma: 
KDE Plasma Version: 
KDE Frameworks Version: 
Qt Version: 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Comment 1 tidal3179 2026-02-06 06:12:00 UTC

Created attachment 189268 [details]
dr konqi log file

Comment 2 tidal3179 2026-02-06 06:19:08 UTC

forgot to add this information (wish I could edit previous posts):


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Install 'NormCap' from flathub
2. Set it's screenshot permissions to always ask
3. Launch 'NormCap' and give it screenshot permission

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS

Linux/KDE Plasma: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20260131
KDE Plasma Version: 6.5.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.22.0
Qt Version: 6.10.1

OBSERVED RESULT

plasmashell and the portal both crashed and then resumed normal functionality after granting screenshot permission to 'NormCap'. Crash couldn't be reported automatically

EXPECTED RESULT

permission should just be granted without any crashes

Comment 3 Harald Sitter 2026-02-06 12:56:59 UTC

Can you reproduce this when not updating your system without rebooting?

Comment 4 tidal3179 2026-02-07 16:57:18 UTC

(In reply to Harald Sitter from comment #3)
> Can you reproduce this when not updating your system without rebooting?
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no, rebooted and the problem went away