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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS USN-3786-1 Moderate: libxkbcommon Denial of Service

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in libxkbcommon.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3786-1
October 08, 2018

libxkbcommon vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in libxkbcommon.

Software Description:
- libxkbcommon: library interface to the XKB compiler - development
files

Details:

It was discovered that libxkbcommon incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2018-15853, CVE-2018-15854, CVE-2018-15855, CVE-2018-15856,
CVE-2018-15857, CVE-2018-15858, CVE-2018-15859, CVE-2018-15861,
CVE-2018-15862, CVE-2018-15863, CVE-2018-15864)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  libxkbcommon-x11-0              0.5.0-1ubuntu2.1
  libxkbcommon0                   0.5.0-1ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  libxkbcommon-x11-0              0.4.1-0ubuntu1.1
  libxkbcommon0                   0.4.1-0ubuntu1.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3786-1
  CVE-2018-15853, CVE-2018-15854, CVE-2018-15855, CVE-2018-15856,
  CVE-2018-15857, CVE-2018-15858, CVE-2018-15859, CVE-2018-15861,
  CVE-2018-15862, CVE-2018-15863, CVE-2018-15864

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxkbcommon/0.5.0-1ubuntu2.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxkbcommon/0.4.1-0ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS USN-3786-1 Moderate: libxkbcommon Denial of Service

ubuntu
Calendar Grey October 8, 2018
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3790-1 tackles several libgcrypt vulnerabilities. Upgrade promptly to mitigate potential exploitation threats.
Several security issues were fixed in libxkbcommon.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:   libxkbcommon-x11-0              0.5.0-1ubuntu2.1   libxkbcommon0                   0.5.0-1ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:   libxkbcommon-x11-0              0.4.1-0ubuntu1.1   libxkbcommon0                   0.4.1-0ubuntu1.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3786-1

  CVE-2018-15853, CVE-2018-15854, CVE-2018-15855, CVE-2018-15856,

  CVE-2018-15857, CVE-2018-15858, CVE-2018-15859, CVE-2018-15861,

  CVE-2018-15862, CVE-2018-15863, CVE-2018-15864

October 08, 2018

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxkbcommon/0.5.0-1ubuntu2.1   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxkbcommon/0.4.1-0ubuntu1.1

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