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CVE-2018-15855
Unchecked NULL pointer usage in xkbcommon before 0.8.1 could be used by local attackers to crash (NULL pointer dereference) the xkbcommon…
Medium5.5EPSS 0.43%
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- mitre
Description
Unchecked NULL pointer usage in xkbcommon before 0.8.1 could be used by local attackers to crash (NULL pointer dereference) the xkbcommon parser by supplying a crafted keymap file, because the XkbFile for an xkb_geometry section was mishandled.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.43% · top 62% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- GLSA-201810-05 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- USN-3786-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-3786-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/wayland-devel/2018-August/039232.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/xkbcommon/libxkbcommon/commit/917636b1d0d70205a13f89062b95e3a0fc31d4ff (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- RHSA-2019:2079 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
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