Suresh Kumar Pakalapati's Linux Administration: Linux systems vulnerable to privilege escalation and file overwrite exploit in X.Org server

Sunday, October 28, 2018

Linux systems vulnerable to privilege escalation and file overwrite exploit in X.Org server - BetaNews

Linux systems vulnerable to privilege escalation and file overwrite exploit in X.Org server
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An "incorrect command-line parameter validation" vulnerability in X.Org server makes it possible to escalate privileges as well as overwrite files. The problem affects Linux and BSD distributions using the open source X Window System implementation.