X.Org Server 1.19.2 Brings Xwayland, Glamor & Prime Improvements, Security Fixes

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  • Post Updated: April 3, 2024

Adam Jackson is announcing the release and immediate availability of the second maintenance update to the X.Org Server 1.19 display server stable series for GNU/Linux distributions.

X.Org Server 1.19.2 comes one and a half months after the launch of the first point release and includes a bunch of stability improvements for Xwayland, Glamor, XFree86, Prime, and input support, besides patching a security issue that could brute-force the MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE authentication, namely CVE-2017-2624.

“A collection of stability fixes here across Glamor, Xwayland, input, and Prime support. Also a security fix for CVE-2017-2624, a timing attack which can brute-force MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE authentication,” said Adam Jackson in the mailing list announcement. “Everybody is encouraged to upgrade. Thanks to all who contributed fixes!”

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