6.2 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
15.6%
An infinite loop when reaching EOL unexpectedly in compose/parser.c (aka the keymap parser) in xkbcommon before 0.8.1 could be used by local attackers to cause a denial of service during parsing of crafted keymap files.
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2079
github.com/xkbcommon/libxkbcommon/commit/842e4351c2c97de6051cab6ce36b4a81e709a0e1
lists.freedesktop.org/archives/wayland-devel/2018-August/039232.html
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-05
usn.ubuntu.com/3786-1/
usn.ubuntu.com/3786-2/