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ALPINE-CVE-2018-15853

ALPINE-CVE-2018-15853 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0
5.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Alpine:v3.19xkbcomp1.4.7-r0, 1.4.6-r1, 1.4.6-r0
Alpine:v3.22xkbcomp0, 1.0.5-r0, 1.1.1-r0
Alpine:v3.21xkbcomp1.4.7-r0, 0, 1.0.5-r0
Alpine:v3.20xkbcomp1.4.6-r0, 0, 1.0.5-r0
Alpine:v3.18xkbcomp1.4.7-r0, 1.4.6-r1, 1.4.6-r0
Alpine:v3.23xkbcomp0, 1.0.5-r0, 1.1.1-r0

Timeline

  • Aug 25, 2018 CVE Published
  • Dec 5, 2025 CVE Updated
  • Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
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