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CVE-2018-14665
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.6
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2018-10-25T20:29:00.250 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:41:24.593

Summary

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.

Affected products

x.org — x_server

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References

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