vulnerability
SUSE: CVE-2018-14665: SUSE Linux Security Advisory
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Oct 25, 2018 | Oct 26, 2018 | Oct 22, 2021 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Oct 25, 2018
Added
Oct 26, 2018
Modified
Oct 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.
Solutions
suse-upgrade-xorg-x11-serversuse-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-extrasuse-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-sdksuse-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-sourcesuse-upgrade-xorg-x11-server-waylandsuse-upgrade-xorg-x11-xvnc
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