Ubuntu Security Notices USN-8753-1 USN-8753-1: libinput vulnerability Publication date 14 September 2026 Overview libinput could be made to run programs as an administrator. Releases 26.04 LTS 24.04 LTS Open side navigation Close side navigation Packages Details Update instructions References Related notices Packages libinput - Input device management and event handling library Details It was discovered that libinput did not properly escape device properties. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to inject arbitrary udev properties and execute arbitrary code as root. It was discovered that libinput did not properly escape device properties. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to inject arbitrary udev properties and execute arbitrary code as root. Update instructions In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. Learn more about how to get the fixes. The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu Release Package Version 26.04 LTS resolute libinput-bin – 1.31.1-1ubuntu1.2 libinput-tools – 1.31.1-1ubuntu1.2 libinput10 – 1.31.1-1ubuntu1.2 24.04 LTS noble libinput-bin – 1.25.0-1ubuntu3.7 libinput-tools – 1.25.0-1ubuntu3.7 libinput10 – 1.25.0-1ubuntu3.7 Reduce your security exposure Ubuntu Pro provides ten-year security coverage to 25,000+ packages in Main and Universe repositories, and it is free for up to five machines. Get Ubuntu Pro References CVE-2026-50292 CVE-2026-50292 Related notices USN-8602-1 USN-8602-1