Yes, disabling key repeat on xfce4-keyboard-settings in the host makes the problem stop happening.
** Changed in: qemu (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1859545 Title: Sticky keys repeat indefinitely unless if pressed again To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu/+bug/1859545/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs