CVE-2012-1174

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    CVE-2012-1174

    Published: 12 Jul 2012Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:030, http://cgit.freedesktop.org/systemd/systemd/commit/?id=5ebff5337594d690b322078c512eb222d34aaa82, http://cgit.freedesktop.org/systemd/systemd/commit/?id=5ebff5337594d690b322078c512eb222d34aaa82, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=803358, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079075.html, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/16/21

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High