CVE-2018-15856
MEDIUM5.5EPSS 0.04%Published: 8/25/2018Modified: 4/28/2026
Also known as:DEBIAN-CVE-2018-15856
Description
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.
Affected packages (1)
- Debian/libxkbcommonfrom 0, < 0.8.2-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |