libinput: Multiple Vulnerabilities — GLSA 202608-08

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libinput, the worst of which could result in privilege escalation.

Affected packages

dev-libs/libinput on all architectures
Affected versions < 1.31.3
Unaffected versions >= 1.31.3

Background

A library to handle input devices in Wayland and, via xf86-input-libinput, in X.org.

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libinput. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All libinput users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libinput-1.31.3"
 

References

Release date
August 14, 2026

Latest revision
August 14, 2026: 1

Severity
high

Exploitable
local

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