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.
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3786-2/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3786-1/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-05
https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/wayland-devel/2018-August/039232.html
https://github.com/xkbcommon/libxkbcommon/commit/842e4351c2c97de6051cab6ce36b4a81e709a0e1
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2079
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2018-08-25
Updated: 2024-11-21
Base Score: 2.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Severity: Low
Base Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity: Medium
EPSS: 0.00061