USN-3786-2: libxkbcommon vulnerabilities

6 November 2018

Several security issues were fixed in libxkbcommon.

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Releases

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)

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The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

USN-3786-1: libxkbcommon-x11-0, libxkbcommon-dev, libxkbcommon0, libxkbcommon, libxkbcommon-x11-dev

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