Use of Externally-Controlled Format String Affecting libinput-debugsource package, versions <0:1.19.4-1.amzn2023.0.2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (13th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-LIBINPUTDEBUGSOURCE-3344728
  • published7 Mar 2023
  • disclosed2 Jun 2022

Introduced: 2 Jun 2022

CVE-2022-1215  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-134  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 libinput-debugsource to version 0:1.19.4-1.amzn2023.0.2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2023-041.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libinput-debugsource package and not the libinput-debugsource package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

A format string vulnerability was found in libinput

CVSS Scores

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