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openSUSE libinput Important Local Privilege Escalation Fix 2026-2523-1

opensuse
Calendar Grey June 23, 2026
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
Critical update for openSUSE to fix two important security issues in libinput. Immediate action required for system integrity.
An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description

This update for libinput fixes the following issues

* CVE-2026-50265,CVE-2026-50292: crafted uinput devices can lead to local

privilege escalation (bsc#1267852).

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Topics Covered

security advisory local privilege important escalation OpenSUSE libinput

Patch

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like

YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP5-LTSS-2026-2523=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-ESPOS-2026-2523=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP5-2026-2523=1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-2523=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-LTSS-2026-2523=1

Package List

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 (ppc64le x86_64)

* libinput-debugsource-1.21.0-150500.3.3.1

* libinput10-debuginfo-1.21.0-150500.3.3.1

* libinput-udev-debuginfo-1.21.0-150500.3.3.1

* libinput-tools-debuginfo-1.21.0-150500.3.3.1

* libinput10-1.21.0-150500.3.3.1

* libinput-devel-1.21.0-150500.3.3.1

* libinput-udev-1.21.0-150500.3.3.1

* libinput-tools-1.21.0-150500.3.3.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5 (aarch64

x86_64)

* libinput-debugsource-1.21.0-150500.3.3.1

* libinput10-debuginfo-1.21.0-150500.3.3.1

* libinput-udev-debuginfo-1.21.0-150500.3.3.1

* libinput-tools-debuginfo-1.21.0-150500.3.3.1

* libinput10-1.21.0-150500.3.3.1

* libinput-devel-1.21.0-150500.3.3.1

* libinput-udev-1.21.0-150500.3.3.1

* libinput-tools-1.21.0-150500.3.3.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5 (aarch64

x86_64)

* libinput-debugsource-1.21.0-150500.3.3.1

* libinput10-debuginfo-1.21.0-150500.3.3.1

* libinput-udev-debuginfo-1.21.0-150500.3.3.1

*...

Read the Full Advisory

References

* bsc#1267852

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-50265.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-50292.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1267852

Severity
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:2523-1
Release Date: 2026-06-23T08:52:48Z
Affected Products: * openSUSE Leap 15.5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5

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Topics Covered

security advisory local privilege important escalation OpenSUSE libinput

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