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 6.3/10
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
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
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 18, 2014
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified