Fedora 42: xkbcomp Critical Advisory for CVE-2018-15853 DoS Risk
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December 14, 2025
xkbcomp 1.5.0 (CVE-2018-15853, CVE-2018-15859, CVE-2018-15861, CVE-2018-15863)
Summary
X.Org XKB keymap compiler
Update Information:
xkbcomp 1.5.0 (CVE-2018-15853, CVE-2018-15859, CVE-2018-15861, CVE-2018-15863)
Topics Covered
Change Log
* Wed Dec 3 2025 Peter Hutterer
References
Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2025-e110b32ac7
2025-12-14 01:31:22.817224+00:00
Name : xkbcomp
Product : Fedora 42
Version : 1.5.0
Release : 1.fc42
URL : https://https://
Summary : XKB keymap compiler
Description :
X.Org XKB keymap compiler
Update Instructions
This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2025-e110b32ac7' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label
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Name: xkbcomp
Product: Fedora 42
Version: 1.5.0
Release: 1.fc42
URL: https://https://
Summary: XKB keymap compiler
Topics Covered
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