CVE-2018-15864
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.04%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2018-15864
To remediate CVE-2018-15864, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/libxkbcommon—upgrade to 0.8.2-1 or later
Is CVE-2018-15864 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 0.8.2-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |