#VU43885 Race condition in systemd - CVE-2012-1174 

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#VU43885 Race condition in systemd - CVE-2012-1174

Published: July 12, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU43885
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-1174
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
systemd
Software vendor:
Freedesktop.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate or delete data.

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."


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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