Packages
- libinput - Input device management and event handling library
Details
It was discovered that libinput did not properly escape device
properties. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to inject
arbitrary udev properties and execute arbitrary code as root.
It was discovered that libinput did not properly escape device
properties. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to inject
arbitrary udev properties and execute arbitrary code as root.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 22.04 LTS jammy | libinput-bin – 1.20.0-1ubuntu0.4 | ||
| libinput-dev – 1.20.0-1ubuntu0.4 | |||
| libinput10 – 1.20.0-1ubuntu0.4 | |||
| 20.04 LTS focal | libinput-bin – 1.15.5-1ubuntu0.3+esm1 | ||
| libinput-dev – 1.15.5-1ubuntu0.3+esm1 | |||
| libinput10 – 1.15.5-1ubuntu0.3+esm1 |
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