UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14665

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14665

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14665.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14665

Related

Published

2018-10-25T00:00:00Z

Modified

2018-10-25T00:00:00Z

Severity

6.6 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator

Summary

[none]

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / xorg-server

Package

Name: xorg-server
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/xorg-server@2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11?arch=src?distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11

Affected versions

2:1.*

2:1.14.3-3ubuntu2

2:1.14.3-3ubuntu3

2:1.14.3-3ubuntu4

2:1.14.3-5ubuntu1

2:1.14.4-1ubuntu1

2:1.14.4-1ubuntu2

2:1.14.4.901-0ubuntu2

2:1.14.5-1ubuntu2

2:1.14.5-1ubuntu4

2:1.15.0-1ubuntu1

2:1.15.0-1ubuntu2

2:1.15.0-1ubuntu3

2:1.15.0-1ubuntu4

2:1.15.0-1ubuntu6

2:1.15.0-1ubuntu7

2:1.15.1-0ubuntu1

2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2

2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.1

2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.4

2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.5

2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.6

2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.7

2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.9

2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.10

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "xvfb": "2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11",
            "xdmx": "2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11",
            "xserver-xorg-core-dbg": "2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11",
            "xserver-xorg-core-udeb-dbgsym": "2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11",
            "xdmx-tools-dbgsym": "2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11",
            "xserver-xorg-dev": "2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11",
            "xorg-server-source": "2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11",
            "xserver-xorg-core": "2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11",
            "xserver-common": "2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11",
            "xnest-dbgsym": "2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11",
            "xnest": "2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11",
            "xserver-xephyr": "2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11",
            "xserver-xorg-xmir": "2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11",
            "xdmx-tools": "2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11",
            "xserver-xorg-dev-dbgsym": "2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11",
            "xserver-xorg-core-dbgsym": "2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11",
            "xserver-xephyr-dbgsym": "2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11",
            "xdmx-dbgsym": "2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11",
            "xvfb-dbgsym": "2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11",
            "xserver-xorg-core-udeb": "2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11",
            "xserver-xorg-xmir-dbgsym": "2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.11"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / xorg-server-lts-xenial

Package

Name: xorg-server-lts-xenial
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/xorg-server-lts-xenial@2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2.3~trusty4?arch=src?distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2.3~trusty4

Affected versions

2:1.*

2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2.2~trusty1

2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2.2~trusty2

2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2.2~trusty3

2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2.3~trusty1

2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2.3~trusty2

2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2.3~trusty3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "xserver-xorg-core-lts-xenial": "2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2.3~trusty4",
            "xserver-xorg-core-lts-xenial-dbg": "2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2.3~trusty4",
            "xserver-xorg-core-lts-xenial-dbgsym": "2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2.3~trusty4",
            "xorg-server-source-lts-xenial": "2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2.3~trusty4",
            "xserver-xorg-dev-lts-xenial": "2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2.3~trusty4",
            "xwayland-lts-xenial": "2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2.3~trusty4",
            "xwayland-lts-xenial-dbgsym": "2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2.3~trusty4",
            "xserver-xephyr-lts-xenial-dbgsym": "2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2.3~trusty4",
            "xserver-xephyr-lts-xenial": "2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2.3~trusty4"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / xorg-server

Package

Name: xorg-server
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/xorg-server@2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.8?arch=src?distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.8

Affected versions

2:1.*

2:1.17.2-1ubuntu9

2:1.17.2-1ubuntu10

2:1.17.3-2ubuntu1

2:1.17.3-2ubuntu2

2:1.17.3-2ubuntu3

2:1.17.3-2ubuntu4

2:1.18.1-1ubuntu3

2:1.18.1-1ubuntu4

2:1.18.3-1ubuntu1

2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2

2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2.2

2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2.3

2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.1

2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.2

2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.3

2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.4

2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.6

2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.7

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "xvfb": "2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.8",
            "xserver-xorg-legacy": "2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.8",
            "xdmx": "2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.8",
            "xserver-xorg-core-dbg": "2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.8",
            "xserver-xorg-core-udeb-dbgsym": "2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.8",
            "xdmx-tools-dbgsym": "2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.8",
            "xserver-xorg-dev": "2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.8",
            "xnest-dbgsym": "2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.8",
            "xserver-xorg-core": "2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.8",
            "xserver-common": "2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.8",
            "xwayland-dbgsym": "2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.8",
            "xnest": "2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.8",
            "xserver-xephyr": "2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.8",
            "xserver-xorg-xmir": "2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.8",
            "xdmx-tools": "2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.8",
            "xmir-dbgsym": "2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.8",
            "xwayland": "2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.8",
            "xorg-server-source": "2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.8",
            "xserver-xorg-core-dbgsym": "2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.8",
            "xmir": "2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.8",
            "xserver-xephyr-dbgsym": "2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.8",
            "xdmx-dbgsym": "2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.8",
            "xvfb-dbgsym": "2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.8",
            "xserver-xorg-legacy-dbgsym": "2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.8",
            "xserver-xorg-core-udeb": "2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.8"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / xorg-server-hwe-16.04

Package

Name: xorg-server-hwe-16.04
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/xorg-server-hwe-16.04@2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.2?arch=src?distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.2

Affected versions

2:1.*

2:1.18.4-1ubuntu6.1~16.04.1

2:1.18.4-1ubuntu6.1~16.04.2

2:1.19.3-1ubuntu1~16.04.2

2:1.19.3-1ubuntu1~16.04.3

2:1.19.3-1ubuntu1~16.04.4

2:1.19.5-0ubuntu2~16.04.1

2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4~16.04.1

2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "xserver-xorg-dev-hwe-16.04": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.2",
            "xorg-server-source-hwe-16.04": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.2",
            "xmir-hwe-16.04": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.2",
            "xserver-xorg-legacy-hwe-16.04": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.2",
            "xwayland-hwe-16.04": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.2",
            "xserver-xephyr-hwe-16.04-dbgsym": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.2",
            "xserver-xorg-core-hwe-16.04-dbgsym": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.2",
            "xserver-xorg-core-hwe-16.04": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.2",
            "xserver-xorg-legacy-hwe-16.04-dbgsym": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.2",
            "xserver-xephyr-hwe-16.04": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.2",
            "xmir-hwe-16.04-dbgsym": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.2",
            "xwayland-hwe-16.04-dbgsym": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1~16.04.2"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / xorg-server

Package

Name: xorg-server
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/xorg-server@2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2?arch=src?distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2

Affected versions

2:1.*

2:1.19.5-0ubuntu2

2:1.19.6-1ubuntu1

2:1.19.6-1ubuntu2

2:1.19.6-1ubuntu3

2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4

2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "xvfb": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2",
            "xserver-xorg-legacy": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2",
            "xdmx": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2",
            "xdmx-tools-dbgsym": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2",
            "xserver-xorg-dev": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2",
            "xnest-dbgsym": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2",
            "xserver-xorg-core": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2",
            "xserver-common": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2",
            "xwayland-dbgsym": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2",
            "xnest": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2",
            "xserver-xephyr": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2",
            "xserver-xorg-xmir": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2",
            "xdmx-tools": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2",
            "xmir-dbgsym": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2",
            "xwayland": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2",
            "xorg-server-source": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2",
            "xserver-xorg-core-dbgsym": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2",
            "xmir": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2",
            "xserver-xephyr-dbgsym": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2",
            "xdmx-dbgsym": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2",
            "xvfb-dbgsym": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2",
            "xserver-xorg-legacy-dbgsym": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2",
            "xserver-xorg-core-udeb": "2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.2"
        }
    ]
}