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 arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the X11 user directory in /run/user/.
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ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
6.3 UNKNOWN
LOCAL
MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
redhatCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 36%
VendorProductVersion
systemd_projectsystemd
𝑥
≤ 037
opensuseopensuse
12.1
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= Vulnerable software versions
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Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
systemd
bullseye
247.3-7+deb11u5
fixed
bullseye (security)
247.3-7+deb11u6
fixed
bookworm
252.30-1~deb12u2
fixed
sid
256.7-3
fixed
trixie
256.7-3
fixed
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
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