VDB-123253 · CVE-2018-15863 · RHSA-2019:2079

xkbcommon up to 0.8.1 Parser xkbcomp/compat.c null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in xkbcommon up to 0.8.1. This impacts an unknown function of the file xkbcomp/compat.c of the component Parser. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2018-15863. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in xkbcommon up to 0.8.1. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the file xkbcomp/compat.c of the component Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unchecked NULL pointer usage in ResolveStateAndPredicate in xkbcomp/compat.c in xkbcommon before 0.8.2 could be used by local attackers to crash (NULL pointer dereference) the xkbcommon parser by supplying a crafted keymap file with a no-op modmask expression.

The bug was discovered 08/05/2018. The weakness was presented 08/25/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-15863 since 08/24/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 20 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 118505 (GLSA-201810-05 : xkbcommon: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 197271 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Libxkbcommon Vulnerabilities (USN-3786-1)).

Upgrading to version 0.8.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (118505) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-1730). See VDB-123244, VDB-123245, VDB-123246 and VDB-123247 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Affected

Xerox FreeFlow Print Server

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xkbcommon

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open-source

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 118505
Nessus Name: GLSA-201810-05 : xkbcommon: Multiple vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: xkbcommon 0.8.2
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

08/05/2018 🔍
08/24/2018 +18 days 🔍
08/25/2018 +1 days 🔍
08/25/2018 +0 days 🔍
08/26/2018 +1 days 🔍
10/30/2018 +65 days 🔍
10/31/2018 +1 days 🔍
05/31/2026 +2769 days 🔍