CVE-2012-1174

medium

Description

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

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=803358

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/16/21

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:030

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079075.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2012-07-12

Updated: 2012-08-14

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 3.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Severity: Medium