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Description of problem:
An evdev device with more than 36 axes overruns internal array boundaries. This can currently only happen with absolute devices since the kernel does not provide for > 36 relative axes.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
xorg-x11-drv-evdev-2.3.2-6.el6

How reproducible:
Plug in a device with more than 36 absolute axes (uinput may be used). 
EvdevAddAbsClass will overwrite memory when resetting pEvdev->vals. There's no visible output because the structs overwritten are internal to evdev. Verification by inspection or with gdb.
  
Additional info:
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28809

Example uinput device to reproduce this behaviour is here:
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/~whot/testdevices/commit/?id=e6a09f8caa8617aa6efb4af133f560be5aa670c4

This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for inclusion in a Red
Hat Enterprise Linux major release.  Product Management has requested further
review of this request by Red Hat Engineering, for potential inclusion in a Red
Hat Enterprise Linux Major release.  This request is not yet committed for
inclusion.

MODIFIED

xorg-x11-drv-evdev-2.3.2-7.el6 is available in brew.

using in comment #0 mentioned test device w/ 63 axes I can see warning in /var/log/Xorg.0.log:

(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "allaxes test device" (type: TOUCHPAD)
(WW) allaxes test device: found 63 axes, limiting to 36.
(WW) Device 'allaxes test device' has 36 axes, only using first 36.

which is correct behaviour
-> VERIFIED

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 is now available and should resolve
the problem described in this bug report. This report is therefore being closed
with a resolution of CURRENTRELEASE. You may reopen this bug report if the
solution does not work for you.