SUSE-SU-2018:3680-1

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    SUSE-SU-2018:3680-1

    Published: 8 Nov 2018Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-14665

    Summary: Security update for xorg-x11-server

    Details: This update for xorg-x11-server fixes the following issues: - CVE-2018-14665: Disable -logfile and -modulepath when running with elevated privileges (bsc#1112020, Note that SUSE by default does not run with elevated privileges, so the default installation is not affected by this problem.

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20183680-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1112020, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14665

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: xorg-x11-server

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/xorg-x11-server&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.19.6-8.3.2

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High