CVE-2018-14665

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.

Link	Resource
https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2018-October/002927.html	Mitigation Patch
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/8a59e3b7dbb30532a7c3769c555e00d7c4301170	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14665	Issue Tracking Patch
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4328	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041948	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45697/	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3802-1/	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105741	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-09	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3410	Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45742/	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.securepatterns.com/2018/10/cve-2018-14665-xorg-x-server.html	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/50c0cf885a6e91c0ea71fb49fa8f1b7c86fe330e	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45832/	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45922/	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45908/	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45938/	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46142/	Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154942/Xorg-X11-Server-SUID-modulepath-Privilege-Escalation.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155276/Xorg-X11-Server-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Published : 2018-10-25 08:29

Updated : 2019-10-22 11:15

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NVD link : CVE-2018-14665

Mitre link : CVE-2018-14665

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