VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-14665
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.
MEDIUM 6.6EPSS 27.0%
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 27.0%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.6 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 27.04% probability · 98th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-863
- Affected
- x.org/x server · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux server aus · redhat/enterprise linux server eus · redhat/enterprise linux server tus · redhat/enterprise linux workstation · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154942/Xorg-X11-Server-SUID-modulepath-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155276/Xorg-X11-Server-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105741Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041948Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3410Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14665Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/50c0cf885a6e91c0ea71fb49fa8f1b7c86fe330ePatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/8a59e3b7dbb30532a7c3769c555e00d7c4301170Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2018-October/002927.htmlMitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-09Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3802-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4328Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45697/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45742/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45832/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45908/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45922/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45938/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46142/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.securepatterns.com/2018/10/cve-2018-14665-xorg-x-server.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154942/Xorg-X11-Server-SUID-modulepath-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155276/Xorg-X11-Server-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105741Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041948Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3410Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14665Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/50c0cf885a6e91c0ea71fb49fa8f1b7c86fe330ePatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/8a59e3b7dbb30532a7c3769c555e00d7c4301170Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2018-October/002927.htmlMitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-09Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.