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Ubuntu OS 20.04 xkbcompile Memory Cap Warning DEBIAN-NOTICE-2028-40405-3

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Calendar Grey February 3, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
This security advisory highlights a low-severity update for xkbcomp addressing multiple memory handling issues.
An update that solves four vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Summary

## This update for xkbcomp fixes the following issues: * CVE-2018-15863, CVE-2018-15861, CVE-2018-15859, CVE-2018-15853: Fixed multiple memory handling and correctness issues (bsc#1105832) ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-208=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-208=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * xkbcomp-debuginfo-1.4.7-160000.3.1 * xkbcomp-1.4.7-160000.3.1 * xkbcomp-devel-1.4.7-160000.3.1 * xkbcomp-debugsource-1.4.7-160000.3.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory SuSE DoS low memory issues xkbcomp

References

* bsc#1105832

Cross-

* CVE-2018-15853

* CVE-2018-15859

* CVE-2018-15861

* CVE-2018-15863

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2018-15853 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

* CVE-2018-15853 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

* CVE-2018-15853 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2018-15859 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

* CVE-2018-15859 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

* CVE-2018-15859 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2018-15861 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

* CVE-2018-15861 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:20186-1
Release Date: 2026-01-28T15:47:30Z
Rating: low

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