CVE-2018-14665

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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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 ScoreN/A

Published10/25/2018

Last Modified8/29/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

canonical:ubuntu_linuxdebian:debian_linuxredhat:enterprise_linux_desktopredhat:enterprise_linux_serverredhat:enterprise_linux_server_ausredhat:enterprise_linux_server_eusredhat:enterprise_linux_server_tusredhat:enterprise_linux_workstationx.org:x_server

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-863

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154942/Xorg-X11-Server-SUID-modulepath-Privilege-Escalation.html(secalert@redhat.com)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155276/Xorg-X11-Server-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105741(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041948(secalert@redhat.com)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3410(secalert@redhat.com)

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14665(secalert@redhat.com)

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/50c0cf885a6e91c0ea71fb49fa8f1b7c86fe330e(secalert@redhat.com)

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/8a59e3b7dbb30532a7c3769c555e00d7c4301170(secalert@redhat.com)

https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2018-October/002927.html(secalert@redhat.com)

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-09(secalert@redhat.com)

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3802-1/(secalert@redhat.com)

https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4328(secalert@redhat.com)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45697/(secalert@redhat.com)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45742/(secalert@redhat.com)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45832/(secalert@redhat.com)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45908/(secalert@redhat.com)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45922/(secalert@redhat.com)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45938/(secalert@redhat.com)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46142/(secalert@redhat.com)

https://www.securepatterns.com/2018/10/cve-2018-14665-xorg-x-server.html(secalert@redhat.com)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154942/Xorg-X11-Server-SUID-modulepath-Privilege-Escalation.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155276/Xorg-X11-Server-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105741(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041948(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3410(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14665(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/50c0cf885a6e91c0ea71fb49fa8f1b7c86fe330e(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/8a59e3b7dbb30532a7c3769c555e00d7c4301170(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2018-October/002927.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-09(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3802-1/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4328(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45697/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45742/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45832/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45908/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45922/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45938/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46142/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.securepatterns.com/2018/10/cve-2018-14665-xorg-x-server.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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