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GLSA-202310-14 : libinput: format string vulnerability when using xf86-input-libinput

high Nessus Plugin ID 183903

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Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202310-14 (libinput: format string vulnerability when using xf86-input-libinput)

 - A format string vulnerability was found in libinput (CVE-2022-1215)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

All libinput users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose >=dev-libs/libinput-1.20.1

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-14

https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=839729

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 183903

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-202310-14.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Published: 10/26/2023

Updated: 10/26/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-1215

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:gentoo:linux, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:libinput

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/26/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/2/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-1215