CVE-2026-112272
mediumLibdisplay-info 0.4.0 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the DisplayID v2 section parser in displayid2.c that allows attackers to read past th…
Libdisplay-info 0.4.0 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the DisplayID v2 section parser in displayid2.c that allows attackers to read past the EDID buffer via oversized data block lengths. Attackers can supply a crafted EDID from a malicious monitor, KVM, capture device, or file to over-advance the parse cursor and crash applications.
CVSS
5.5
5.5 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (disclosure@vulncheck.com)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-10-19 14:17
Modified: 2026-10-19 21:14
NVD status: Deferred
Last synced 1 day ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 07:03 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
Not reported by the source (unknown — not "none").
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
No vendor advisory or patch reference tagged by NVD. Check the references below.
References
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/emersion/libdisplay-info disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/emersion/libdisplay-info/-/blob/0.4.0/displayid2.c#L84-L143 disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://hackmd.io/@haindpwn/libdisplay-info-displayid-datablock-overrun-oob-read disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/libdisplay-info-0.4.0-heap-out-of-bounds-read-via-dis... disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://hackmd.io/@haindpwn/libdisplay-info-displayid-datablock-overrun-oob-read 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 07:03 UTC · record ↗