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Gentoo: GLSA-202411-08 High: X.Org X Server & XWayland Privilege Escalation

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Uncover essential enhancements for Gentoo's X.Org X server and XWayland that tackle serious vulnerabilities such as privilege elevation risks.
A vulnerability has been discovered in the Xorg Server and XWayland, the worst of which can result in privilege escalation.

Summary

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

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Topics Covered

security advisory high severity gentoo privilege escalation multiple vulnerabilities xorg server xwayland

Resolution

All X.Org X server users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-base/xorg-server-21.1.14"
All XWayland users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-base/xwayland-24.1.4"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2024-9632 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9632 [ 2 ] CVE-2024-31080 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-31080 [ 3 ] CVE-2024-31081 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-31081 [ 4 ] CVE-2024-31082 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-31082 [ 5 ] CVE-2024-31083 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-31083

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202411-08
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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.

Severity: High
Title: X.Org X server, XWayland: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: November 17, 2024
Bugs: #928531, #942465
ID: 202411-08

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Topics Covered

security advisory high severity gentoo privilege escalation multiple vulnerabilities xorg server xwayland

Synopsis

A vulnerability has been discovered in the Xorg Server and XWayland, the worst of which can result in privilege escalation.

Background

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

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Affected Packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected -------------------- ------------ ------------ x11-base/xorg-server < 21.1.14 >= 21.1.14 x11-base/xwayland < 24.1.4 >= 24.1.4

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.