GLSA 202210-30: X.Org X server, XWayland: Multiple Vulnerabilities

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Severity:	high
Title:	X.Org X server, XWayland: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date:	10/31/2022
Bugs:	#857780
ID:	202210-30

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Xorg Server and XWayland, the worst of which can result in remote code execution.

Background

The X Window System is a graphical windowing system based on a client/server model.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
x11-base/xwayland	< 22.1.3	>= 22.1.3	All supported architectures
x11-base/xorg-server	< 21.1.4	>= 21.1.4	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in X.Org X server and XWayland. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All X.Org X server users should upgrade to the latest version:

          # emerge --sync
          # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-base/xorg-server-21.1.4"

All XWayland users should upgrade to the latest version:


          # emerge --sync
          # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-base/xwayland-22.1.3"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-202210-30.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.