Out-of-Bounds Affecting libinput package, versions <0:1.16.3-1.el8


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.38% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-LIBINPUT-4026744
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed1 Dec 2020

Introduced: 1 Dec 2020

CVE-2020-14360  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 libinput to version 0:1.16.3-1.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2021:1804.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libinput package and not the libinput package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in the X.Org Server before version 1.20.10. An out-of-bounds access in the XkbSetMap function may lead to a privilege escalation vulnerability. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

CVSS Scores

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