Why mouse buttons are not working after applying security advisories?

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Issue

  • After applying the spectre/meltdown security advisories mouse stopped working.
  • Why mouse is not working after applying the spectre/meltdown security advisories?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • xorg-x11-server-Xorg
  • gnome-shell

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