USN-8602-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8602-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8602-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-8602-1
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Published
2026-07-23T17:11:39Z
Modified
2026-07-24T01:44:32.683282138Z
Summary
libinput vulnerability
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / libinput

Package

Name
libinput
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libinput?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Ffocal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.15.5-1ubuntu0.3+esm1

Affected versions

1.*
1.14.1-2
1.14.2-1
1.14.3-1
1.14.3-1build1
1.15.1-1
1.15.2-1
1.15.3-1
1.15.4-1
1.15.5-1
1.15.5-1ubuntu0.1
1.15.5-1ubuntu0.2
1.15.5-1ubuntu0.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libinput-bin",
            "binary_version": "1.15.5-1ubuntu0.3+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libinput-tools",
            "binary_version": "1.15.5-1ubuntu0.3+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libinput10",
            "binary_version": "1.15.5-1ubuntu0.3+esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2026-50292",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8602-1.json"

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / libinput

Package

Name
libinput
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libinput?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.20.0-1ubuntu0.4

Affected versions

1.*
1.18.1-1
1.19.2-1
1.19.3-1
1.19.3-2
1.20.0-1
1.20.0-1ubuntu0.1
1.20.0-1ubuntu0.2
1.20.0-1ubuntu0.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.20.0-1ubuntu0.4",
            "binary_name": "libinput-bin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.20.0-1ubuntu0.4",
            "binary_name": "libinput-tools"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libinput10",
            "binary_version": "1.20.0-1ubuntu0.4"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2026-50292",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8602-1.json"