USN-3786-2: libxkbcommon vulnerabilities
Publication date
6 November 2018
Overview
Several security issues were fixed in libxkbcommon.
Releases
Packages
- libxkbcommon - library interface to the XKB compiler - development files
Details
USN-3786-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in libxkbcommon. This
update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that libxkbcommon incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2018-15853, CVE-2018-15854, CVE-2018-15855, CVE-2018-15856,
CVE-2018-15857, CVE-2018-15858, CVE-2018-15859, CVE-2018-15861,
CVE-2018-15862, CVE-2018-15863, CVE-2018-15864)
USN-3786-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in libxkbcommon. This
update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that libxkbcommon incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2018-15853, CVE-2018-15854, CVE-2018-15855, CVE-2018-15856,
CVE-2018-15857, CVE-2018-15858, CVE-2018-15859, CVE-2018-15861,
CVE-2018-15862, CVE-2018-15863, CVE-2018-15864)
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
---|---|---|---|
18.04 bionic | libxkbcommon-x11-0 – 0.8.0-1ubuntu0.1 | ||
libxkbcommon0 – 0.8.0-1ubuntu0.1 |
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References
- CVE-2018-15864
- CVE-2018-15863
- CVE-2018-15862
- CVE-2018-15861
- CVE-2018-15859
- CVE-2018-15858
- CVE-2018-15857
- CVE-2018-15856
- CVE-2018-15855
- CVE-2018-15854
- CVE-2018-15864
- CVE-2018-15863
- CVE-2018-15862
- CVE-2018-15861
- CVE-2018-15859
- CVE-2018-15858
- CVE-2018-15857
- CVE-2018-15856
- CVE-2018-15855
- CVE-2018-15854
- CVE-2018-15853