MEDIUM 6.8 NVD
CVE-2026-112271
libdisplay-info through 0.4.0 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the DisplayID v1 section parser in displayid.c that occurs when a data block's
libdisplay-info through 0.4.0 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the DisplayID v1 section parser in displayid.c that occurs when a data block's declared length exceeds the section. Attackers can supply a crafted EDID from a malicious monitor, KVM, capture device, or EDID file to make is_all_zeroes read past the buffer, causing a possible crash.
References
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/emersion/libdisplay-info
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/emersion/libdisplay-info/-/blob/0.4.0/displayid.c#L603-L689
- https://hackmd.io/@haindpwn/libdisplay-info-displayid-datablock-overrun-oob-read
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/libdisplay-info-through-0.4.0-heap-out-of-bounds-read
- https://hackmd.io/@haindpwn/cve-2026-112271-112272-libdisplay-info-displayid-datablock-ove
This medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.8 was published on 2026-10-19 via NVD.
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