CVE-2012-0871 (GCVE-0-2012-0871)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-04-18 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 18:38
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
The session_link_x11_socket function in login/logind-session.c in systemd-logind in systemd, possibly 37 and earlier, allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the X11 user directory in /run/user/.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
5 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE |
| http://cgit.freedesktop.org/systemd/systemd/commi… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=795853 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=747154 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.osvdb.org/79768 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB |
Date Public
2012-02-29 00:00
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