diff --git a/atom/common/platform_util_linux.cc b/atom/common/platform_util_linux.cc
index c19216b6506b..f68ce3a544a9 100644
--- a/atom/common/platform_util_linux.cc
+++ b/atom/common/platform_util_linux.cc
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ void XDGUtil(const std::string& util, const std::string& arg) {
   argv.push_back(arg);
 
   base::LaunchOptions options;
+  options.allow_new_privs = true;
   // xdg-open can fall back on mailcap which eventually might plumb through
   // to a command that needs a terminal.  Set the environment variable telling
   // it that we definitely don't have a terminal available and that it should
diff --git a/script/lib/config.py b/script/lib/config.py
index db6c1a97064c..c1d5452ebd8b 100644
--- a/script/lib/config.py
+++ b/script/lib/config.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import platform
 import sys
 
 BASE_URL = 'https://gh-contractor-zcbenz.s3.amazonaws.com/libchromiumcontent'
-LIBCHROMIUMCONTENT_COMMIT = '2cf80c1743e370c12eb7bf078eb425f3cc355383'
+LIBCHROMIUMCONTENT_COMMIT = 'ef6f735cf946570a89bd6269121e1cd0911da4ab'
 
 ARCH = {
     'cygwin': '32bit',