CVE-2018-15862

EUVD-2018-7719
Unchecked NULL pointer usage in LookupModMask in xkbcomp/expr.c in xkbcommon before 0.8.2 could be used by local attackers to crash (NULL pointer dereference) the xkbcommon parser by supplying a crafted keymap file with invalid virtual modifiers.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
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
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 13%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
xkbcommonlibxkbcommon
𝑥
≤ 0.8.1
xkbcommonxkbcommon
𝑥
≤ 0.8.1
canonicalubuntu_linux
14.04
canonicalubuntu_linux
16.04
canonicalubuntu_linux
18.04
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
libxkbcommon
bookworm
1.5.0-1
fixed
bullseye
1.0.3-2
fixed
jessie
no-dsa
sid
1.6.0-1
fixed
stretch
ignored
trixie
1.6.0-1
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
libxkbcommon
bionic
Fixed 0.8.0-1ubuntu0.1
released
cosmic
not-affected
trusty
Fixed 0.4.1-0ubuntu1.1
released
xenial
Fixed 0.5.0-1ubuntu2.1
released
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2079
https://github.com/xkbcommon/libxkbcommon/commit/4e2ee9c3f6050d773f8bbe05bc0edb17f1ff8371
https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/wayland-devel/2018-August/039243.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/4e2ee9c3f6050d773f8bbe05bc0edb17f1ff8371
https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/wayland-devel/2018-August/039243.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-05
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3786-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3786-2/