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Oracle Linux: CVE-2018-15861: ELSA-2019-2079: Xorg security and bug fix update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2018-15861: ELSA-2019-2079: Xorg security and bug fix update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
06/26/2017
Created
07/23/2020
Added
07/21/2020
Modified
11/29/2024

Description

Unchecked NULL pointer usage in ExprResolveLhs in xkbcomp/expr.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 that triggers an xkb_intern_atom failure.

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-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

References

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