CVE-2025-62231

HIGH
MEDIUM Priority: 0.02 BB Relevance: 40/100
Published: 2025-10-30 Modified: 2026-11-05 First seen: 2026-11-05 Status: active

Attack Surface

Low Complexity No Interaction Conf. Impact

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Local
AC: Low
PR: Low
UI: None
S: Unchanged
C: High
I: Low
A: High

Description

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 & Advisories (38)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19432
vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19433
vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19434
vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19435
vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19489
vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19623
vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19909
vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:20958
vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:20960
vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:20961
vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:21035
vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:22040
vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:22041
vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:22051
vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:22055
vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:22056
vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:22077
vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:22096
vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:22164
vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:22167
vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:22364
vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:22365
vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:22426
vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:22427
vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:22667
vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
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Bug Bounty Relevance

40 / 100
✓ Low complexity
✓ No user interaction

CVSS Score

7.3 / 10.0 v3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.30%
Raw Score 0.002970
Percentile 22.7%
Date 2026-11-13

EPSS Trend

2026-11-13
0.00297
2026-11-12
0.00297
2026-11-10
0.00297
2026-11-09
0.00297
2026-11-08
0.00297
2026-11-07
0.00297
2026-11-06
0.00297
2026-11-05
0.00297

Intelligence Sources

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