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/.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2014-04-18T14:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-06T18:38:14.999Z
Reserved: 2012-01-19T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2012-0871
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2014-04-18T14:55:25.227
Modified: 2024-11-21T01:35:52.960
Link: CVE-2012-0871
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