MGASA-2018-0421

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Source

https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0421.html

Import Source

https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0421.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MGASA-2018-0421

Related

CVE-2018-14665

Published

2018-10-27T09:45:46Z

Modified

2018-10-27T09:21:43Z

Summary

Updated x11-server packages fix security vulnerability

Details

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).

References

Credits

- Mageia - COORDINATOR
- - https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team

Affected packages

Mageia:6 / x11-server

Package

Name: x11-server
Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/x11-server?distro=mageia-6

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1.19.5-1.2.mga6

Ecosystem specific

{
    "section": "core"
}