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.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-7713 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3786-1 libxkbcommon vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3786-2 libxkbcommon vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T10:10:04.568Z

Reserved: 2018-08-24T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2018-15856

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-08-25T21:29:01.860

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:51:34.963

Link: CVE-2018-15856

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2018-03-12T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-15856 - Bugzilla

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