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DEBIAN-CVE-2018-15863

DEBIAN-CVE-2018-15863 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

Unchecked NULL pointer usage in ResolveStateAndPredicate in xkbcomp/compat.c 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 with a no-op modmask expression.

Risk Scores

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

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:14x11-xkb-utils0, 7.7+9, 0
Debian:12libxkbcommon0, 0, 0
Debian:13x11-xkb-utils0, 7.7+9, 0
Debian:13libxkbcommon0, 0, 0
Debian:14libxkbcommon0, 0, 0
Debian:11x11-xkb-utils7.7+8, 7.7+6, 7.7+7
Debian:12x11-xkb-utils7.7+9, 7.7+8, 7.7+7
Debian:11libxkbcommon0, 0, 0

Exploit Intelligence

Timeline

  • Aug 25, 2018 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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