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    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 to cause a denial of service during parsing of crafted keymap files.

    Published:Mar 12, 2018
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Aug 25, 2018
    EPSS Score:0.00044
    CVSS Score:5.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Canonical
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Xkbcommon
    Product
    Xkbcommon

    Exploits

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