Security Advisory

CVE-2018-15856

5.5
MEDIUM

Vulnerability 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.
Published Date August 25, 2018
Official Source NIST NVD Advisory