Libinput: local privilege escalation via crafted uinput devices_CVE-2026-50265

7 / 10

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

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.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-50265

Source redhat

Published Jun 5, 2026 at 09:49

Modified Jun 5, 2026 at 09:56

Affected Product

Vendor Red Hat

Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

CWE Classification

CWE-78

References

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