fkie_cve-2025-62231
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2025-10-30 05:15
Modified
2025-11-25 18:15
Summary
A flaw was identified in the X.Org X server’s X Keyboard (Xkb) extension where improper bounds checking in the XkbSetCompatMap() function can cause an unsigned short overflow. If an attacker sends specially crafted input data, the value calculation may overflow, leading to memory corruption or a crash.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19432
secalert@redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19433
secalert@redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19434
secalert@redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19435
secalert@redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19489
secalert@redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19623
secalert@redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19909
secalert@redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:20958
secalert@redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:20960
secalert@redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:20961
secalert@redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:21035
secalert@redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:22040
secalert@redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:22041
secalert@redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:22051
secalert@redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:22055
secalert@redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:22056
secalert@redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:22077
secalert@redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:22096
secalert@redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-62231
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2402660
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/10/28/7
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00033.html
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    }
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  "lastModified": "2025-11-25T18:15:53.557",
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