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.

Metrics

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction Passive

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
Emersion
  • Libdisplay-info

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References
Link Providers
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/emersion/libdisplay-info cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/emersion/libdisplay-info/-/blob/0.4.0/displayid2.c#L84-L143 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://hackmd.io/@haindpwn/libdisplay-info-displayid-datablock-overrun-oob-read cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112272 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-112272 cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/libdisplay-info-0.4.0-heap-out-of-bounds-read-via-displayid-v2-parser cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
History

Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Emersion
Emersion libdisplay-info
Vendors & Products Emersion
Emersion libdisplay-info

Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

 threat_severity

Moderate

Mon, 19 Oct 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title libdisplay-info 0.4.0 Heap Out-of-Bounds Read via DisplayID v2 Parser
Weaknesses CWE-125
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published: 2026-10-19T13:55:20.018Z

Updated: 2026-10-19T19:34:25.467Z

Reserved: 2026-10-19T13:25:28.002Z

Link: CVE-2026-112272

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-19T19:34:00.835Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-19T14:17:04.937

Modified: 2026-10-19T21:14:14.150

Link: CVE-2026-112272

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-10-19T13:55:20Z

Links: CVE-2026-112272 - Bugzilla