Unchecked NULL pointer usage in resolve_keysym in xkbcomp/parser.y 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, because a map access attempt can occur for a map that was never created.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-7721 Unchecked NULL pointer usage in resolve_keysym in xkbcomp/parser.y 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, because a map access attempt can occur for a map that was never created.
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: 2024-08-05T10:10:04.901Z

Reserved: 2018-08-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-15864

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Status : Modified

Published: 2018-08-25T21:29:02.593

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:51:36.233

Link: CVE-2018-15864

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2017-06-26T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-15864 - Bugzilla

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