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GLSA-201810-05 : xkbcommon: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 118505

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201810-05 (xkbcommon: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 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.

Solution

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

See Also

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

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 118505

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201810-05.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 10/31/2018

Updated: 1/31/2022

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-15857

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:gentoo:linux, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:libxkbcommon

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/30/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/25/2018

Reference Information

CVE: 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

GLSA: 201810-05