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CVE-2018-15856
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2018-08-25T21:29:01.860 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:43:12.877

Summary

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.

Affected products

xkbcommon — xkbcommon

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References

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