xkb

  1. CVE-2025-62231: X.Org Xkb Overflow Triggers DoS and Potential Escalation

    A newly disclosed vulnerability in the X.Org Server’s X Keyboard (Xkb) extension — tracked as CVE‑2025‑62231 — allows a specially crafted X protocol request to trigger an arithmetic wrap/unsigned‑short overflow in XkbSetCompatMap, producing memory corruption or crashes that can fully deny...