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CVE-2012-0871
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…
Impact
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/.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Systemd Project | Systemd | through 037 Versions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Opensuse | Opensuse | Version 12.1 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/systemd/systemd/commit/?id=fc3c1c6e091ea16ad5600b145201ec535bbb5d7c
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-02/msg00030.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/79768
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=747154
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=795853
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/systemd/systemd/commit/?id=fc3c1c6e091ea16ad5600b145201ec535bbb5d7c
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-02/msg00030.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/79768
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=747154
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=795853