MGASA-2018-0421 - Updated x11-server packages fix security vulnerability

Publication date: 27 Oct 2018
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0421.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 6
CVE: CVE-2018-14665

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:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23757
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/10/25/1
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-14665

SRPMS:
- 6/core/x11-server-1.19.5-1.2.mga6

Mageia 2018-0421: x11-server security update

A flaw was found in xorg-x11-server before 1.20.3

Summary

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

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23757

- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/10/25/1

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-14665

Resolution

MGASA-2018-0421 - Updated x11-server packages fix security vulnerability

SRPMS

- 6/core/x11-server-1.19.5-1.2.mga6

Severity
Publication date: 27 Oct 2018
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0421.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2018-14665

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