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Ctrl+Alt+Esc (kill window) causes segfault in libgdk-3 → Cinnamon crash loop #13837

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Distribution

Linux Mint 22.3 (Zena)

Package version

Cinnamon 6.6.7

Graphics hardware in use

AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT

Frequency

Always

Bug description

The crash occurs in libgdk-3, triggered by the kill window shortcut handler in Muffin.
The shortcut does not appear in gsettings (org.cinnamon.desktop.keybindings.wm) and seems hardcoded.
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Steps to reproduce

  1. Press and kepp it pressed Ctrl+Alt+Esc to activate the "kill window" cursor, which doesn`t work
  2. Cinnamon crashes immediately

Expected behavior

Cursor changes to crosshair to allow killing a window

Additional information

Actual behavior:
Cinnamon segfaults and enters a crash/restart loop (multiple core dumps within seconds)

Relevant log (journalctl -b -1 | grep -i cinnamon):
cinnamon[3135]: segfault at 10000 ip 00007fd047c45b65 sp 00007ffcbb400150 error 4 in libgdk-3.so.0.2409.32[8bb65,7fd047be4000+84000]
Process 4544 (cinnamon) of user 1000 dumped core.
(repeated ~10 times every ~2 seconds)

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