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Oracle Linux: CVE-2018-15857: ELSA-2019-2079: Xorg security and bug fix update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2018-15857: ELSA-2019-2079: Xorg security and bug fix update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
07/30/2018
Created
07/23/2020
Added
07/21/2020
Modified
08/06/2024

Description

An invalid free in ExprAppendMultiKeysymList in xkbcomp/ast-build.c in xkbcommon before 0.8.1 could be used by local attackers to crash xkbcommon keymap parsers or possibly have unspecified other impact by supplying a crafted keymap file.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-gdm
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-gdm-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-gdm-pam-extensions-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-libx11
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-libx11-common
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-libx11-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-libxkbcommon
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-libxkbcommon-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-libxkbcommon-x11
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-libxkbcommon-x11-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-mesa-libglw
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-mesa-libglw-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-thunderbird
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-xorg-x11-drv-ati
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-xorg-x11-drv-vesa
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-xorg-x11-drv-wacom
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-xorg-x11-drv-wacom-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-common
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-source
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xdmx
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xephyr
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xnest
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xorg
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xvfb
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-xwayland

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