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Posted on 11 June 2026
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-6339-1 security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso
June 11, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : libinput
CVE ID : CVE-2026-50292
It was discovered that a udev helper provided by libinput, a input
device management and event handling library, performed insufficient
sanitising of device properties, which can result in local privilege
escalation in some setups.
For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed
in version 1.22.1-1+deb12u1.
For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.28.1-1+deb13u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your libinput packages.
For the detailed security status of libinput please refer to its
security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/libinput
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
