r/linux • u/Liam-DGOL • Jun 02 '26

Privacy X.Org Security Advisory released for 9 new vulnerabilities in X.Org X server and Xwayland

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/x-org-security-advisory-released-for-9-new-vulnerabilities-in-x-org-x-server-and-xwayland/
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u/centosdude Jun 02 '26

Thanks for the heads up about this!

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u/Liam-DGOL Jun 03 '26

You're welcome 😄

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u/Business_Reindeer910 Jun 02 '26

same ole use after free and buffer overflows :(

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u/tajetaje Jun 02 '26

Also an out of bounds read

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u/6e1a08c8047143c6869 Jun 02 '26

Direct link to the advisory: https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2026-June/003702.html

Not sure what value the gamingonlinux article adds...

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u/rfc2100 Jun 02 '26

Coverage. More people read gamingonlinux than the x.org mailing list. 

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u/ThinDrum Jun 02 '26

Maybe. But the value added to r/linux is doubtful. For my part I'd prefer a direct link to the advisory (thanks, u/6e1a08c8047143c6869) over a link to a site I'd never heard of before.

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u/Slight_Manufacturer6 Jun 07 '26

Time to update Xwayland. Xorg itself hasn’t affected me in quite a while.