Bug 2540402 (CVE-2026-94281)

Summary: CVE-2026-94281 libXi: libXi: Denial of Service via out-of-bounds read in XListInputDevices()
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Version: unspecifiedCC: rhel-process-autobot, watson-tool-maintainers
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A flaw was found in libXi. An out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in the XListInputDevices() function during the parsing of input device classes. A malicious X server can exploit this flaw by returning crafted device information, causing an attached X client application to crash and resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-24 16:42:14 UTC
An out-of-bounds read in libXi's XListInputDevices() class parsing in libXi before 1.8.4 could be used by malicious X servers to crash an attached X client.