Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:201815853000
Revision Date:2018-08-25Version:1
Title:CVE-2018-15853 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - low.
Description:Endless recursion exists in xkbcomp/expr.c in xkbcommon and libxkbcommon before 0.8.1, which could be used by local attackers to crash xkbcommon users by supplying a crafted keymap file that triggers boolean negation.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2018-15853
Platform(s):Ubuntu 18.10
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) is installed.
  • AND NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'libxkbcommon' package in cosmic is not affected (note: '0.8.2-1').
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