X.Org Patches Nine Security Flaws in Server and Xwayland Updates
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Bobby Borisov
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Summary
X.Org has released security updates (X.Org Server 21.1.23 and Xwayland 24.1.12) patching nine security vulnerabilities, including stack-based buffer overflows, use-after-free flaws, out-of-bounds read/write bugs, and information disclosure issues. The flaws affect components such as Font Alias handling, XSYNC, XKB, GLX, CreateSaverWindow, and DRI2. CVE identifiers were requested but not assigned before public disclosure.
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The advisory lists nine security issues, including stack-based buffer overflows, use-after-free flaws, out-of-bounds read and write bugs, and information disclosure vulnerabilities.
Affected components include Font Alias handling, XSYNC, XKB, GLX, CreateSaverWindow, and DRI2.
CVE identifiers were requested but not assigned before public disclosure.
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