9 CVEs published in the last four months and 2 stories. Exploited flaws first.

X.Org has released patches for a dozen security vulnerabilities affecting its X server and Xwayland components, with updates available in versions xorg-server 21.1.25 and xwayland-24.1.14. Nine of these flaws are critical, potentially allowing for arbitrary code execution, while the remaining three could lead to server crashes or information disclosure.

A critical use-after-free vulnerability has been identified in the X.Org Server, potentially leading to sensitive information disclosure and privilege escalation. The vulnerability, tracked as ZDI-26-397, resides in the server's management of ScreenSaverScreenPrivateRec objects. It arises from an insufficient validation process, where the server performs operations on an object without first…