========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8602-1 July 23, 2026
libinput vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Summary:
libinput could be made to run programs as an administrator.
Software Description:
- 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.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
libinput-bin 1.20.0-1ubuntu0.4
libinput-dev 1.20.0-1ubuntu0.4
libinput10 1.20.0-1ubuntu0.4
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
libinput-bin 1.15.5-1ubuntu0.3+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libinput-dev 1.15.5-1ubuntu0.3+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libinput10 1.15.5-1ubuntu0.3+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8602-1
CVE-2026-50292
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libinput/1.20.0-1ubuntu0.4
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