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ALPINE-CVE-2018-14665 PUBLISHED CVSS 6.599999904632568 MEDIUM

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0

6.599999904632568

CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Alpine:v3.9	xorg-server	0, 1.10.0-r0, 1.10.0.901-r0
Alpine:v3.8	xorg-server	1.10.0.902-r0, 0, 1.10.0-r0
Alpine:v3.11	xorg-server	1.9.4-r1, 1.11.0-r0, 1.10.4-r0
Alpine:v3.12	xorg-server	1.19.3-r0, 1.10.0-r0, 1.10.0.901-r0
Alpine:v3.10	xorg-server	1.6.2-r1, 1.18.4-r0, 1.7.3.901-r0
Alpine:v3.7	xorg-server	1.9.0-r1, 0, 1.10.0-r0
Alpine:v3.6	xorg-server	1.9.4-r1, 1.9.4-r0, 1.9.3.902-r0

Timeline

Oct 25, 2018 CVE Published
Nov 19, 2025 CVE Updated
Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch

References

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2018-14665 advisory

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