libXi security update (CVE-2026-109089)
Description
Multiple security issues were identified in the libXi client-side library for the X Input Extension, leading to a high severity vulnerability (CVE-2026-109089). These issues affect versions of libXi prior to 1.8-5.oe2203sp4. The vulnerabilities have a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Official security fixes have been released to address these problems.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
pkg:rpm/openEuler/libXi&distro=openEuler-22.03-LTS-SP4Run on your own infrastructure? Check whether these packages are installed with threat-finder — our free open-source scanner.
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Technical Analysis
The libXi library, which is the client-side library for the X Input Extension, contains multiple security vulnerabilities as reported by X.Org. These issues are tracked under CVE-2026-109089 and CVE-2026-109090. The vulnerabilities affect libXi versions before 1.8-5.oe2203sp4. The CVSS 3.1 score of 7.5 reflects network attack vector, high attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Security patches have been made available to mitigate these vulnerabilities.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of these vulnerabilities could lead to a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems using affected versions of libXi. The vulnerabilities can be exploited remotely over the network but require user interaction and have high attack complexity. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A security fix is available for libXi addressing these vulnerabilities. Users and administrators should apply the official patches or upgrade to libXi version 1.8-5.oe2203sp4 or later to remediate the issues.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- OESA-2026-4504
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.7.2
- Ecosystems
- ["openEuler:22.03-LTS-SP4"]
- Database Specific Severity
- High
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
Threat ID: 6ada44ce4d27ba8daa6a4a01
Added to database: 10/22/2026, 17:15:58 UTC
Last enriched: 10/22/2026, 17:21:27 UTC
Last updated: 10/22/2026, 17:21:27 UTC
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