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LIN1018-2847 : Security Advisory - xserver-xorg - CVE-2018-14665

Created: Oct 31, 2018    Updated: Feb 2, 2019
Resolved Date: Jan 10, 2019
Found In Version: unknown
Fix Version: 10.18.44.3
Severity: Standard
Applicable for: Wind River Linux LTS 18
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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