CVE-2012-1174

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-1174
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-07-12 20:55:15 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe 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."

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 3.3 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-362 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Systemd 43 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
systemd/systemd - System and Session Manager af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cgit.freedesktop.org Exploit, Patch
[SECURITY] Fedora 17 Update: systemd-44-6.fc17 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
oss-security - [Notification] CVE-2012-1174 systemd: TOCTOU race condition by removing user session af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2012:030 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
803358 – (CVE-2012-1174) CVE-2012-1174 systemd (systemd-logind): TOCTOU race condition by removing user session af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
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