Security
Security
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Xorg Server and XWayland, the worst of which can result in privilege escalation or remote code execution.
| Package | x11-base/xorg-server on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 21.1.8 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 21.1.8 |
| Package | x11-base/xwayland on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 23.1.1 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 23.1.1 |
The X Window System is a graphical windowing system based on a client/server model.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in X.Org X server, XWayland. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All X.Org X server users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-base/xorg-server-21.1.8"
All XWayland users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-base/xwayland-23.1.1"