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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.
Source:
MITRE
Description Last Modified:
10/25/2018
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Change History
5 change records found
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CVE Modified by MITRE -
11/1/2018 1:29:00 PM
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https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/50c0cf885a6e91c0ea71fb49fa8f1b7c86fe330e [No Types Assigned] |
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https://www.securepatterns.com/2018/10/cve-2018-14665-xorg-x-server.html [No Types Assigned] |
CVE Modified by MITRE -
11/1/2018 6:29:01 AM
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https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45742/ [No Types Assigned] |
CVE Modified by MITRE -
10/31/2018 6:31:05 AM
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3410 [No Types Assigned] |
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-09 [No Types Assigned] |
CVE Modified by MITRE -
10/29/2018 8:29:02 AM
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105741 [No Types Assigned] |
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https://usn.ubuntu.com/3802-1/ [No Types Assigned] |
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https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45697/ [No Types Assigned] |
CVE Modified by MITRE -
10/26/2018 6:29:06 AM
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041948 [No Types Assigned] |
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https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4328 [No Types Assigned] |