SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2012-0871

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/.

MEDIUM 6.3EPSS 0.36%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.36%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

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/.

CVSS 2.0
6.3 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
EPSS
0.36% probability · 29th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-59
Affected
systemd project/systemd · opensuse/opensuse
Source
secalert@redhat.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.