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SUSE Libinput Important Local Escalation Update 2026-22165-1

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Calendar Grey June 23, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
A critical security update for SUSE libinput addresses important issues and enhances system integrity against local access risks.
An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Summary

## 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). ## 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 for SAP applications 16.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-956=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-956=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 (ppc64le x86_64) * libinput10-debuginfo-1.28.1-160000.3.1 * libinput-debugsource-1.28.1-160000.3.1 * libinput-tools-debuginfo-1.28.1-160000.3.1 * libinput-tools-1.28.1-160000.3.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory SuSE privilege escalation important local access libinput

References

* bsc#1267852

Cross-

* CVE-2026-50265

* CVE-2026-50292

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2026-50265 ( SUSE ): 7.3

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

* CVE-2026-50265 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2026-50265 ( NVD ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2026-50292 ( NVD ): 7.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2026-50292 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

##

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

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

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:22165-1
Release Date: 2026-06-18T20:52:13Z
Rating: important

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