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.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2018-10-25T20:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-05T09:38:13.000Z
Reserved: 2018-07-27T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2018-14665
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2018-10-25T20:29:00.250
Modified: 2024-11-21T03:49:32.780
Link: CVE-2018-14665
Redhat