Ubuntu: USN-3802-1 (CVE-2018-14665): X.Org X server vulnerability
7
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
10/25/2018
03/19/2019
11/07/2018
03/02/2020
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)
- ubuntu-upgrade-xserver-xorg-core
- ubuntu-upgrade-xserver-xorg-core-hwe-16-04
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