ALPINE-CVE-2018-15853

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Source
https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2018-15853
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2018-15853.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/ALPINE-CVE-2018-15853
Upstream
Published
2018-08-25T21:29:01.483Z
Modified
2025-12-05T10:29:54.879937Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

Endless recursion exists in xkbcomp/expr.c in xkbcommon and libxkbcommon before 0.8.1, which could be used by local attackers to crash xkbcommon users by supplying a crafted keymap file that triggers boolean negation.

References

Affected packages

Alpine:v3.18

xkbcomp

Package

Name
xkbcomp
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/xkbcomp?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.5.0-r0

Affected versions

1.*

1.0.5-r0
1.1.1-r0
1.1.1-r1
1.1.1-r2
1.4.0-r0
1.4.0-r1
1.4.0-r2
1.4.1-r0
1.4.2-r0
1.4.3-r0
1.4.4-r0
1.4.5-r0
1.4.5-r1
1.4.6-r0
1.4.6-r1
1.4.7-r0

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2018-15853.json"

Alpine:v3.19

xkbcomp

Package

Name
xkbcomp
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/xkbcomp?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.5.0-r0

Affected versions

1.*

1.0.5-r0
1.1.1-r0
1.1.1-r1
1.1.1-r2
1.4.0-r0
1.4.0-r1
1.4.0-r2
1.4.1-r0
1.4.2-r0
1.4.3-r0
1.4.4-r0
1.4.5-r0
1.4.5-r1
1.4.6-r0
1.4.6-r1
1.4.7-r0

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2018-15853.json"

Alpine:v3.20

xkbcomp

Package

Name
xkbcomp
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/xkbcomp?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.5.0-r0

Affected versions

1.*

1.0.5-r0
1.1.1-r0
1.1.1-r1
1.1.1-r2
1.4.0-r0
1.4.0-r1
1.4.0-r2
1.4.1-r0
1.4.2-r0
1.4.3-r0
1.4.4-r0
1.4.5-r0
1.4.5-r1
1.4.6-r0
1.4.6-r1
1.4.7-r0

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2018-15853.json"

Alpine:v3.21

xkbcomp

Package

Name
xkbcomp
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/xkbcomp?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.5.0-r0

Affected versions

1.*

1.0.5-r0
1.1.1-r0
1.1.1-r1
1.1.1-r2
1.4.0-r0
1.4.0-r1
1.4.0-r2
1.4.1-r0
1.4.2-r0
1.4.3-r0
1.4.4-r0
1.4.5-r0
1.4.5-r1
1.4.6-r0
1.4.6-r1
1.4.7-r0

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2018-15853.json"

Alpine:v3.22

xkbcomp

Package

Name
xkbcomp
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/xkbcomp?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.5.0-r0

Affected versions

1.*

1.0.5-r0
1.1.1-r0
1.1.1-r1
1.1.1-r2
1.4.0-r0
1.4.0-r1
1.4.0-r2
1.4.1-r0
1.4.2-r0
1.4.3-r0
1.4.4-r0
1.4.5-r0
1.4.5-r1
1.4.6-r0
1.4.6-r1
1.4.7-r0

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2018-15853.json"

Alpine:v3.23

xkbcomp

Package

Name
xkbcomp
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/xkbcomp?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.5.0-r0

Affected versions

1.*

1.0.5-r0
1.1.1-r0
1.1.1-r1
1.1.1-r2
1.4.0-r0
1.4.0-r1
1.4.0-r2
1.4.1-r0
1.4.2-r0
1.4.3-r0
1.4.4-r0
1.4.5-r0
1.4.5-r1
1.4.6-r0
1.4.6-r1
1.4.7-r0

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2018-15853.json"