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libdisplay-info 0.4.0 Heap Out-of-Bounds Read via DisplayID v2 Parser

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE List1 source record

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.

Announced Group revision 1
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CVE-2026-112272

Primary source · Revision 1

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Security context

Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-112272

libdisplay-info

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product

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Structured affected-version data

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[
  {
    "repo": "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/emersion/libdisplay-info",
    "vendor": "emersion",
    "product": "libdisplay-info",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "0.4.0",
        "versionType": "semver"
      }
    ],
    "collectionURL": "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/emersion/libdisplay-info",
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
  }
]
Related CVEs
CVE-2026-112272

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Publisher severity

medium

Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics

Event
#40129 · Revision 1
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