fkie_cve-2012-1174
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2012-07-12 20:55
Modified
2025-04-11 00:51
Severity ?
Summary
The rm_rf_children function in util.c in the systemd-logind login manager in systemd before 44, when logging out, allows local users to delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on unspecified files, related to "particular records related with user session."
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://cgit.freedesktop.org/systemd/systemd/commit/?id=5ebff5337594d690b322078c512eb222d34aaa82Exploit, Patch
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079075.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:030
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/16/21
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=803358
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://cgit.freedesktop.org/systemd/systemd/commit/?id=5ebff5337594d690b322078c512eb222d34aaa82Exploit, Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079075.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:030
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/16/21
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=803358
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
linux systemd 43


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  "lastModified": "2025-04-11T00:51:21.963",
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