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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cve-icon 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

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-10-25T20:29:00.250

Modified: 2019-10-22T23:15:10.353

Link: CVE-2018-14665

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2018-10-25T14:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-14665 - Bugzilla