Check your X.Org server version because a dozen vulnerabilities have been patched

Reported by Help Net Security (Anamarija Pogorelec)

Summary by Cyber Security News7 Oct 2026, 05:58 CET

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Check your X.Org server version because a dozen vulnerabilities have been patched — Image: Help Net Security

X.Org fixed 12 security flaws in the X server and Xwayland, with the repairs shipping in xorg-server 21.1.25 and xwayland-24.1.14. Nine of the flaws can lead to arbitrary code execution. The other three can crash the server or disclose information.

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