Arbitrary udev Property Injection via libinput Device Group

A flaw was found in libinput. A local attacker with access to /dev/uinput can inject arbitrary udev properties through the libinput-device-group helper. This injection can lead to root code execution, for example, by exploiting REMOVE_CMD properties that are executed when a device is removed. This vulnerability allows an attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system.

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Analysis

CVE-2026-50265 exposes a privilege escalation vulnerability in libinput's device-group helper, where local attackers with /dev/uinput access can inject malicious udev properties. By manipulating properties like REMOVE_CMD—executed during device removal—an attacker can trigger arbitrary code execution with root privileges. This vulnerability is particularly dangerous because it requires only local access to a standard input device interface, making it exploitable in multi-user systems, containerized environments, and shared computing platforms. Any system running vulnerable versions of libinput is at risk, especially those where untrusted users have legitimate local access.

Casky's 419 mapped skills detect the attack chain across three critical MITRE ATT&CK phases: Initial Access (TA0001) through /dev/uinput compromise, Execution (TA0002) via injected udev property commands, and Privilege Escalation (TA0043) when those commands run with elevated permissions. Using Claude AI's extended reasoning, practitioners would identify suspicious patterns such as unexpected udev rule modifications, anomalous property values in device enumeration logs, and execution of REMOVE_CMD or similar properties outside normal device lifecycle events. Security teams would see findings correlating /dev/uinput write operations with subsequent root-level process spawning, revealing the injection-to-execution progression that characterizes this vulnerability's exploitation.

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