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 Severity: Normal
    Title: xkbcommon: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: October 30, 2018
     Bugs: #665702
       ID: 201810-05

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Synopsis
=======
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in xkbcommon, the worst of
which may lead to a Denial of Service condition.

Background
=========
xkbcommon is a library to handle keyboard descriptions, including
loading them from disk, parsing them and handling their state.

Affected packages
================
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
  1  x11-libs/libxkbcommon        < 0.8.2                    >= 0.8.2

Description
==========
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libxkbcommon. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
=====
A local attacker could supply a specially crafted keymap file possibly
resulting in a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround
=========
There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
=========
All libxkbcommon users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-libs/libxkbcommon-0.8.2"

References
=========
[  1 ] CVE-2018-15853
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15853
[  2 ] CVE-2018-15854
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15854
[  3 ] CVE-2018-15855
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15855
[  4 ] CVE-2018-15856
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15856
[  5 ] CVE-2018-15857
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15857
[  6 ] CVE-2018-15858
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15858
[  7 ] CVE-2018-15859
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15859
[  8 ] CVE-2018-15861
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15861
[  9 ] CVE-2018-15862
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15862
[ 10 ] CVE-2018-15863
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15863
[ 11 ] CVE-2018-15864
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15864

Availability
===========
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-05

Concerns?
========
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
======
Copyright 2018 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/

Gentoo: GLSA-201810-05: xkbcommon: Multiple vulnerabilities

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in xkbcommon, the worst of which may lead to a Denial of Service condition.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libxkbcommon. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Resolution

All libxkbcommon users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-libs/libxkbcommon-0.8.2"

References


[ 1 ] CVE-2018-15853 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15853 [ 2 ] CVE-2018-15854 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15854 [ 3 ] CVE-2018-15855 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15855 [ 4 ] CVE-2018-15856 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15856 [ 5 ] CVE-2018-15857 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15857 [ 6 ] CVE-2018-15858 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15858 [ 7 ] CVE-2018-15859 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15859 [ 8 ] CVE-2018-15861 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15861 [ 9 ] CVE-2018-15862 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15862 [ 10 ] CVE-2018-15863 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15863 [ 11 ] CVE-2018-15864 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15864

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-05

Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity
Severity: Normal
Title: xkbcommon: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: October 30, 2018
Bugs: #665702
ID: 201810-05

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in xkbcommon, the worst of which may lead to a Denial of Service condition.

Background

xkbcommon is a library to handle keyboard descriptions, including loading them from disk, parsing them and handling their state.

Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 x11-libs/libxkbcommon < 0.8.2 >= 0.8.2

Impact

===== A local attacker could supply a specially crafted keymap file possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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