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High ALAS2023-2026-1857 2 CVEs

Important: libinput security update (Amazon Linux 2023)

Published Jun 22, 2026 · Updated Jun 22, 2026

Summary

Package updates are available for Amazon Linux 2023 that fix the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2026-50292: In libinput before 1.30.4 and 1.31.x before 1.31.3, libinput-device-group unescaped phys output can inject udev properties leading to arbitrary root code execution CVE-2026-50265: A flaw was found in libinput. A local attacker with access to /dev/uinput can inject arbitrary udev properties through the libinput-device-group helper. This injection can lead to root code execution, for example, by exploiting REMOVE_CMD properties that are executed when a device is removed. This vulnerability allows an attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system.

Fixed packages 8

ReleasePackageFixed in
Amazon Linux · 2023 libinput 0:1.26.2-1.amzn2023.0.2
Amazon Linux · 2023 libinput-debuginfo 0:1.26.2-1.amzn2023.0.2
Amazon Linux · 2023 libinput-debugsource 0:1.26.2-1.amzn2023.0.2
Amazon Linux · 2023 libinput-devel 0:1.26.2-1.amzn2023.0.2
Amazon Linux · 2023 libinput-test 0:1.26.2-1.amzn2023.0.2
Amazon Linux · 2023 libinput-test-debuginfo 0:1.26.2-1.amzn2023.0.2
Amazon Linux · 2023 libinput-utils 0:1.26.2-1.amzn2023.0.2
Amazon Linux · 2023 libinput-utils-debuginfo 0:1.26.2-1.amzn2023.0.2

Vulnerabilities 2

References

  • web
    https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2026-50265.html
  • web
    https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2026-50292.html