RHSA-2018:3410 — Security Advisory
Red Hat Security Advisory: xorg-x11-server security update
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
Products
Official CSAF product identity
Published · October 31, 2018
Updated · June 25, 2026
Topic
An update for xorg-x11-server is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
Description
X.Org is an open-source implementation of the X Window System. It provides the basic low-level functionality that full-fledged graphical user interfaces are designed upon.
Security Fix(es):
- xorg-x11-server: Incorrect permission check in Xorg X server allows for privilege escalation (CVE-2018-14665)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Red Hat would like to thank Narendra Shinde for reporting this issue.