#11284: xorg-server-1.20.3 (CVE-2018-14665, local file overwrite)
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Reporter: renodr | Owner: blfs-book
Type: enhancement | Status: new
Priority: high | Milestone: 8.4
Component: BOOK | Version: SVN
Severity: normal | Resolution:
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Comment (by renodr):
Guys, we should probably patch this sooner rather than later.
[https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/trivial-bug-in-xorg-gives-
root-permission-on-linux-and-bsd-systems/]
[https://it.slashdot.org/story/18/10/26/2112214/trivial-bug-in-xorg-
server-gives-root-permissions-on-linux-bsd-systems]
It's getting media attention.
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