Security Advisory
CVE-2018-14665
6.6
MEDIUM
Vulnerability 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.
Published Date
October 25, 2018
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory