libinput vulnerability — USN-8602-1

Summary

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.

Timeline

Published by source

2026-07-23

Risk context

• Reported severity or threat level: medium.
• Review exposure for the affected product or family: Ubuntu.

Product

Ubuntu

What to do

General, cautious steps (verify details in the official source):

• Review exposure and plan remediation based on risk and environment.
• Identify affected product versions in your inventory and verify whether you are impacted.
• Apply vendor patches/updates or recommended mitigations as soon as available.
• Read the official advisory for exact affected versions and remediation steps.

Official advisory

• Read the official source

Evidence and provenance

Canonical advisory ID

USN-8602-1

Source

Ubuntu

Vendor

Ubuntu

Published by source

2026-07-23

Last source activity

2026-07-23

Curated by

hlukh.ch

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