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DEBIAN-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...
Original description
The description as published by the source.
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.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV
Affected packages
Debian:12
libxkbcommon
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.8.2-1"}]}]
Debian:13
libxkbcommon
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.8.2-1"}]}]
Debian:14
libxkbcommon
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.8.2-1"}]}]
References
- advisory security-tracker.debian.org