CVE-2018-14665
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Oct 25, 2018
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2024
- Reserved
- Jul 27, 2018
Description
A flaw was found in xorg-x11-server before 1.20.3. An incorrect permission check for -modulepath and -logfile options when starting Xorg. X server allows unprivileged users with the ability to log in to the system via physical console to escalate their privileges and run arbitrary code under root privileges.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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References
- 45742exploit
- [xorg-announce] 20181025 X.Org security advisory: October 25, 2018mailing-list
- 45922exploit
- USN-3802-1vendor-advisory
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/50c0cf885a6e91c0ea71fb49fa8f1b7c86fe330e
- 45697exploit
- RHSA-2018:3410vendor-advisory
- 105741vdb-entry
- 45908exploit
- https://www.securepatterns.com/2018/10/cve-2018-14665-xorg-x-server.html
- 46142exploit
- GLSA-201810-09vendor-advisory
- 1041948vdb-entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14665
- 45832exploit
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/8a59e3b7dbb30532a7c3769c555e00d7c4301170
- 45938exploit
- DSA-4328vendor-advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154942/Xorg-X11-Server-SUID-modulepath-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155276/Xorg-X11-Server-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html
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