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CVE-2012-0871 Details

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/.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/systemd/systemd/commit/?id=fc3c1c6e091ea16ad5600b145201ec535bbb5d7c CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-02/msg00030.html CVE
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=747154 CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=795853 CVE
http://www.osvdb.org/79768 CVE

see all 10 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
systemd project systemd
<= 037
1
2
3
4

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:systemd_project:systemd:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
opensuse opensuse
12.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-0871
NVD Published Date:
Apr 18, 2014
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2012-0871 Details - Not Deferred