CVE-2018-15864

Unchecked NULL pointer usage in resolve_keysym in xkbcomp/parser.y 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, because a map access attempt can occur for a map that was never created.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:xkbcommon:libxkbcommon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xkbcommon:xkbcommon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

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Information

Published : 2018-08-25 21:29

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:44


NVD link : CVE-2018-15864

Mitre link : CVE-2018-15864

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-15864


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Products Affected

xkbcommon

  • xkbcommon
  • libxkbcommon

canonical

  • ubuntu_linux
CWE
CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference