Security update for xkbcomp

Announcement ID:	SUSE-SU-2026:20186-1
Release Date:	2026-01-28T15:47:30Z
Rating:	low
References:	bsc#1105832
Cross-References:	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 CVE-2018-15861 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVE-2018-15863 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L CVE-2018-15863 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L CVE-2018-15863 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:	SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0

An update that solves four vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

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
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0 (ppc64le 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

References:

• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-15853.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-15859.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-15861.html
• https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-15863.html
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1105832