CVE-2012-0871

MediumCVSS 6.3/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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/.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 6.3/10AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-59

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Apr 18, 2014
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2012-0871: Medium severity, CVSS 6.3 | Vulnix