CVE-2018-15856

An infinite loop when reaching EOL unexpectedly in compose/parser.c (aka the keymap parser) in xkbcommon before 0.8.1 could be used by local attackers to cause a denial of service during parsing of crafted keymap files.
Infinite Loop
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
5.5 MEDIUM
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
mitreCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 19%
VendorProductVersion
xkbcommonxkbcommon
𝑥
< 0.8.1
canonicalubuntu_linux
14.04
canonicalubuntu_linux
16.04
canonicalubuntu_linux
18.04
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
libxkbcommon
bullseye
1.0.3-2
fixed
stretch
ignored
jessie
no-dsa
bookworm
1.5.0-1
fixed
sid
1.6.0-1
fixed
trixie
1.6.0-1
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
libxkbcommon
cosmic
not-affected
bionic
Fixed 0.8.0-1ubuntu0.1
released
xenial
Fixed 0.5.0-1ubuntu2.1
released
trusty
Fixed 0.4.1-0ubuntu1.1
released
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2079
https://github.com/xkbcommon/libxkbcommon/commit/842e4351c2c97de6051cab6ce36b4a81e709a0e1
https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/wayland-devel/2018-August/039232.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-05
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3786-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3786-2/
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2079
https://github.com/xkbcommon/libxkbcommon/commit/842e4351c2c97de6051cab6ce36b4a81e709a0e1
https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/wayland-devel/2018-August/039232.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-05
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3786-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3786-2/