CVE-2012-0871
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2012-0871 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2014-04-18 14:55:25 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| 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/. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
CompleteAvailability
CompleteAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Opensuse | Opensuse | 12.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemd Project | Systemd | 1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemd Project | Systemd | 10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemd Project | Systemd | 11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemd Project | Systemd | 12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemd Project | Systemd | 13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemd Project | Systemd | 14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemd Project | Systemd | 15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemd Project | Systemd | 16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemd Project | Systemd | 17 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemd Project | Systemd | 18 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemd Project | Systemd | 19 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemd Project | Systemd | 2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemd Project | Systemd | 20 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemd Project | Systemd | 21 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemd Project | Systemd | 22 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemd Project | Systemd | 23 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemd Project | Systemd | 24 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemd Project | Systemd | 25 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemd Project | Systemd | 26 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemd Project | Systemd | 27 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemd Project | Systemd | 28 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemd Project | Systemd | 29 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemd Project | Systemd | 3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemd Project | Systemd | 30 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemd Project | Systemd | 31 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemd Project | Systemd | 32 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemd Project | Systemd | 33 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemd Project | Systemd | 34 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemd Project | Systemd | 35 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemd Project | Systemd | 36 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemd Project | Systemd | 4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemd Project | Systemd | 5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemd Project | Systemd | 6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemd Project | Systemd | 7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemd Project | Systemd | 8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemd Project | Systemd | 9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Systemd Project | Systemd | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| systemd/systemd - System and Session Manager | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | cgit.freedesktop.org | |
| 795853 – (CVE-2012-0871) CVE-2012-0871 systemd: insecure file creation may lead to elevated privileges | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| www.osvdb.org/79768 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.osvdb.org | |
| [security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: systemd (SUSE-SA:2012:00 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| Access Denied | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.novell.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.