CVE-2018-14665
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
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VIR risk
8.0
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-14665
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14665.html
Vendor advisory: arch — https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201810-15
Exploits
Exploit-DB
- EDB-45938 · local · aix
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 1.20.3-1 | |
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2:1.20.3-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2:1.20.3-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2:1.20.3-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2:1.20.3-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2:1.20.3-1 |
References
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.