Libinput
CVE-2022-1215
HIGH
Severity by source
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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1DescriptionNVD
A format string vulnerability was found in libinput
AnalysisAI
A format string vulnerability was found in libinput. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-134. Affected products include: Freedesktop Libinput.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
Local privilege escalation in libinput allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary code within graphical compositor
Libinput versions prior to 1.26.0 contain a dangling pointer vulnerability in Lua plugin garbage collection that allows
Same weakness CWE-134 – Use of Externally-Controlled Format String
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