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Unscored USN-5382-2 1 CVE

libinput vulnerability

Published May 2, 2022 · Updated Apr 22, 2026

Summary

USN-5382-1 fixed a vulnerability in libinput. This update provides the
corresponding updates for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

Albin Eldstål-Ahrens and Lukas Lamster discovered libinput did not properly
handle input devices with specially crafted names. A local attacker with
physical access could use this to cause libinput to crash or expose
sensitive information.

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS libinput 1.20.0-1ubuntu0.1

Vulnerabilities 1

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-1215