Integer Underflow Affecting libinput-devel package, versions <0:1.16.3-1.el8


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.8% (82nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-LIBINPUTDEVEL-4040897
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed25 Aug 2020

Introduced: 25 Aug 2020

CVE-2020-14346  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-191  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 libinput-devel 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-devel package and not the libinput-devel package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in xorg-x11-server before 1.20.9. An integer underflow in the X input extension protocol decoding in the X server may lead to arbitrary access of memory contents. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

CVSS Base Scores

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