Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in xorg-x11-server

CVE-2018-14665 · HIGH Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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.

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