ID:6092 - Exploit for Privilege escalation in X.org Server - CVE-2018-14665
Published: June 17, 2021
X.org Server
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Vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of two command-line options, namely -logfile and -modulepath. A local user can specify a '-modulepath' argument with an insecure path to create, overwrite or delete any files with root privileges.