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LIN10-4916 : Security Advisory - xserver-xorg - CVE-2018-14665

Created: Oct 31, 2018    Updated: Feb 2, 2019
Resolved Date: Nov 8, 2018
Found In Version: 10.17.41.1
Fix Version: 10.17.41.13
Severity: Standard
Applicable for: Wind River Linux LTS 17
Component/s: Userspace

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.

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14665

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