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From 2fda7c57e7ebe210cf5e2bb051a0a9271f85e80a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
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From: Matthieu Herrb <matthieu@herrb.eu>
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Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2018 14:33:25 -0400
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Subject: [PATCH xserver] Disable -logfile and -modulepath when running with
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elevated privileges
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An unprivileged user was able to overwrite arbitrary files
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in directories in which it is able to chdir, potentially
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leading to privilege elevation.
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CVE-2018-14665
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An unprivileded user was able to load arbitrary modules
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from user controlled directories, leading to privilege
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elevation.
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CVE-2018-XXXXX
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Issues reported by Narendra Shinde
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Signed-off-by: Matthieu Herrb <matthieu@herrb.eu>
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Reviewed-by: Alan Coopersmith <alan.coopersmith@oracle.com>
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---
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hw/xfree86/common/xf86Init.c | 8 ++++++--
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1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Init.c b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Init.c
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index 6c25eda739..0f57efa863 100644
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--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Init.c
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+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Init.c
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@@ -935,14 +935,18 @@ ddxProcessArgument(int argc, char **argv, int i)
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/* First the options that are not allowed with elevated privileges */
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if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-modulepath")) {
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CHECK_FOR_REQUIRED_ARGUMENT();
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- xf86CheckPrivs(argv[i], argv[i + 1]);
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+ if (xf86PrivsElevated())
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+ FatalError("\nInvalid argument -modulepath "
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+ "with elevated privileges\n");
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xf86ModulePath = argv[i + 1];
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xf86ModPathFrom = X_CMDLINE;
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return 2;
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}
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if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-logfile")) {
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CHECK_FOR_REQUIRED_ARGUMENT();
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- xf86CheckPrivs(argv[i], argv[i + 1]);
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+ if (xf86PrivsElevated())
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+ FatalError("\nInvalid argument -logfile "
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+ "with elevated privileges\n");
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xf86LogFile = argv[i + 1];
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xf86LogFileFrom = X_CMDLINE;
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return 2;
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--
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2.19.0
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