QID 710237

Date Published: 2021-09-01

QID 710237: Gentoo Linux xkbcommon Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201810-05)

Gentoo Linux is a Linux distribution

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in xkbcommon, the worst of which may lead to a Denial of Service condition.

Affected Package(s): x11-libs/libxkbcommon


Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory. Using automation, we have attempted to clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

This vulnerability could be exploited to gain remote access to sensitive information and execute commands.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 4.6 severity.
  • Solution
    The Vendor has released security update to fix the vulnerability. For more information please visit GLSA 201810-05 for updates and patch information.
    Vendor References
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    GLSA 201810-05 Gentoo URL Logo security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-05