FKIE_CVE-2018-14665
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2018-10-25 20:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:41
Severity
Summary
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.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| x.org | x_server | * | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | 7.0 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | 7.0 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_aus | 7.6 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_eus | 7.6 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_tus | 7.6 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | 7.0 | |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 16.04 | |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 18.04 | |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 18.10 | |
| debian | debian_linux | 9.0 |
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