Oval Definition:
oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:2018158560000000
Revision Date
:
2018-08-25
Version
:
1
Title
:
CVE-2018-15856 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - medium.
Description
:
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.
Family
:
unix
Class
:
vulnerability
Status
:
Reference(s)
:
CVE-2018-15856
Platform(s)
:
Ubuntu 18.10
Product(s)
:
Definition Synopsis
Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) is installed.
AND
libxkbcommon package in cosmic, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '0.8.2-1').
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