Description
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/.
Published: 2014-04-18
Score: 6.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-0896 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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Systemd Project Systemd
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T18:38:14.999Z

Reserved: 2012-01-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-0871

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2014-04-18T14:55:25.227

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2012-0871

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