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GCVE-110-MAGEIA-2018-421

GCVE-110-MAGEIA-2018-421
Advisory Published
Vulnetix · Advisory published October 27, 2018
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 (CVE-2018-14665).
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Affected Products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
Mageiax11-server0 (affected), 1.19.5-1.2.mga6 (unaffected)—

Aliases

CVE-2018-14665

References

Updated x11-server packages fix security vulnerability
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Updated x11-server packages fix security vulnerability
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Updated x11-server packages fix security vulnerability
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