Summary
Package updates are available for Amazon Linux 2 that fix the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2026-109090: libXi XGetDeviceControl DEVICE_ENABLE Heap Buffer Overflow NOTE: https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2026-October/003752.html NOTE: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxi/-/merge_requests/26 NOTE: Fixed by: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxi/-/commit/4eb9f70b67034ace1abdf785fd8dcba7b6dc739d CVE-2026-109089: libXi XGetDeviceControl Control Type Mismatch Heap Buffer Overflow
Fixed packages 3
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux · 2 | libXi | 0:1.7.9-1.amzn2.0.3 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | libXi-debuginfo | 0:1.7.9-1.amzn2.0.3 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | libXi-devel | 0:1.7.9-1.amzn2.0.3 |
Vulnerabilities 2
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High 7.5
libXi XGetDeviceControl Control Type Mismatch Heap Buffer Overflow
A buffer overflow when handling DEVICE_RESOLUTION in libXi before 1.8.4 could overflow a heap, triggered by a malicious X server.
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High 7.5
libXi XGetDeviceControl DEVICE_ENABLE Heap Buffer Overflow
A malicious X server could cause a heap overflow by injecting a large DEVICE_ENABLE reply when processed by libXi before 1.8.4.