Incorrect Authorization The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package xorg-x11-server-source  (opens in a new tab)


Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
27.04% (98th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES150-XORGX11SERVERSOURCE-2758790
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed8 Nov 2018

Introduced: 8 Nov 2018

CVE-2018-14665  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-863  (opens in a new tab)

Amendment

The SLES security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for SLES:15.0.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream xorg-x11-server-source package and not the xorg-x11-server-source package as distributed by SLES.

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.