Use of Externally-Controlled Format String Affecting libinput package, versions <0:1.19.3-2.el9_0


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (13th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-LIBINPUT-2881940
  • published23 Apr 2022
  • disclosed20 Apr 2022

Introduced: 20 Apr 2022

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

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:9 libinput to version 0:1.19.3-2.el9_0 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2022:5257.

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:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

A format string vulnerability was found in libinput

CVSS Scores

version 3.1