Red Hat Security Advisory: libinput security update
A local privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2026-50292) exists in libinput, a library that manages input devices for display servers and other applications. The issue involves crafted uinput devices that could be exploited to escalate privileges locally. Red Hat has issued a security advisory with an update for libinput on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support. The severity is rated as moderate by Red Hat. No CVSS score is provided in the advisory. The update addresses the vulnerability by patching the affected libinput packages.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability CVE-2026-50292 in libinput allows local privilege escalation via specially crafted uinput devices. Libinput is responsible for handling input devices in display servers and related applications. Red Hat's advisory RHSA-2026:43290 describes this issue and provides updated libinput packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support across multiple architectures (x86_64, s390x, ppc64le, aarch64). The advisory rates the security impact as moderate and references a patch release (libinput-1.26.1-5.el10_0.1) that fixes the issue. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at the time of the advisory.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a local attacker to escalate their privileges on the affected system by leveraging crafted uinput devices. This could lead to unauthorized access or control over system resources at a higher privilege level. The impact is limited to local attackers with access to the system. Red Hat rates the impact as moderate.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated libinput packages that address this vulnerability. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support should apply the libinput update (version 1.26.1-5.el10_0.1) as provided in advisory RHSA-2026:43290. Detailed update instructions are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Applying this official patch is the recommended remediation. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Red Hat Security Advisory: libinput security update
Description
A local privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2026-50292) exists in libinput, a library that manages input devices for display servers and other applications. The issue involves crafted uinput devices that could be exploited to escalate privileges locally. Red Hat has issued a security advisory with an update for libinput on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support. The severity is rated as moderate by Red Hat. No CVSS score is provided in the advisory. The update addresses the vulnerability by patching the affected libinput packages.
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Technical Analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2026-50292 in libinput allows local privilege escalation via specially crafted uinput devices. Libinput is responsible for handling input devices in display servers and related applications. Red Hat's advisory RHSA-2026:43290 describes this issue and provides updated libinput packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support across multiple architectures (x86_64, s390x, ppc64le, aarch64). The advisory rates the security impact as moderate and references a patch release (libinput-1.26.1-5.el10_0.1) that fixes the issue. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at the time of the advisory.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a local attacker to escalate their privileges on the affected system by leveraging crafted uinput devices. This could lead to unauthorized access or control over system resources at a higher privilege level. The impact is limited to local attackers with access to the system. Red Hat rates the impact as moderate.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated libinput packages that address this vulnerability. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support should apply the libinput update (version 1.26.1-5.el10_0.1) as provided in advisory RHSA-2026:43290. Detailed update instructions are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Applying this official patch is the recommended remediation. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2026:43290
- Cve Count
- 1
- Additional Cves
- []
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a6151149c2644c7f8da4fdb
Added to database: 07/22/2026, 23:24:04 UTC
Last enriched: 07/22/2026, 23:50:35 UTC
Last updated: 07/23/2026, 00:51:53 UTC
Views: 2
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