Fix crash in session-settings related with ActUser

Resolves: https://redhat.atlassian.net/browse/RHEL-240874

0001-gdm-session-settings-keep-a-ref-to-the-user.patch

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+From 5a0c2afd7e2001a848101a8154d38fcf1b092963 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Ignacio Casal Quinteiro <qignacio@amazon.com>
+Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:43:09 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] gdm-session-settings: keep a ref to the user
+
+The user needs to keep a reference so it stays alive during
+the signal emissions in case the manager decides to remove
+the user internally.
+
+Part-of: <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gdm/-/merge_requests/392>
+---
+ daemon/gdm-session-settings.c | 3 ++-
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/daemon/gdm-session-settings.c b/daemon/gdm-session-settings.c
+index fd1c097..7a604d7 100644
+--- a/daemon/gdm-session-settings.c
++++ b/daemon/gdm-session-settings.c
+@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ gdm_session_settings_load (GdmSessionSettings  *settings,
+ 
+         settings->priv->user = act_user_manager_get_user (settings->priv->user_manager,
+                                                           username);
++        g_object_ref (settings->priv->user);
+ 
+         g_clear_object (&old_user);
+ 

gdm.spec

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 Name: gdm
 Epoch: 1
 Version: 40.1
-Release: 48%{?dist}
+Release: 49%{?dist}
 Summary: The GNOME Display Manager
 
 License: GPLv2+
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ Patch180002: 0001-data-Add-support-for-unified-authentication.patch
 
 Patch190001: 0001-data-Add-PAM-substack-wrappers-to-prevent-auth-bypas.patch
 
+Patch200001: 0001-gdm-session-settings-keep-a-ref-to-the-user.patch
+
 # Non-upstreamable workarounds
 Patch66610001: 0001-data-reap-gdm-sessions-on-shutdown.patch
 
@@ -394,6 +396,10 @@ dconf update || :
 %{_libdir}/pkgconfig/gdm-pam-extensions.pc
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Aug 14 2026 Joan Torres Lopez <joantolo@redhat.com> - 40.1-49
+- Fix crash in session-settings related with ActUser
+  Resolves: https://redhat.atlassian.net/browse/RHEL-240874
+
 * Fri Jul 10 2026 Joan Torres Lopez <joantolo@redhat.com> - 40.1-48
 - Fix auth bypass in authselect pam substacks
   Resolves: https://redhat.atlassian.net/browse/RHEL-194090