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.
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2018-10-25T20:00:00
Updated: 2019-11-12T20:07:22
Reserved: 2018-07-27T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2018-14665
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NVD Information
Status : Modified
Published: 2018-10-25T20:29:00.250
Modified: 2019-10-22T23:15:10.353
Link: CVE-2018-14665
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