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SUSE: CVE-2018-14665: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

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SUSE: CVE-2018-14665: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
10/25/2018
Created
03/19/2019
Added
10/26/2018
Modified
10/22/2021

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.

Solution(s)

  • suse-upgrade-xorg-x11-server
  • suse-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-extra
  • suse-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-sdk
  • suse-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-source
  • suse-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-wayland
  • suse-upgrade-xorg-x11-xvnc

References

  • SUSE-SU-2018:3456-1
  • SUSE-SU-2018:3680-1
  • USN-3802-1
  • DSA-4328
  • CVE-2018-14665

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