CVE-2012-0871

NameCVE-2012-0871
DescriptionThe 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/.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
systemd (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)215-17+deb8u15fixed
stretch (security)232-25+deb9u14fixed
stretch (lts), stretch232-25+deb9u17fixed
buster, buster (lts)241-7~deb10u11fixed
buster (security)241-7~deb10u10fixed
bullseye247.3-7+deb11u5fixed
bullseye (security)247.3-7+deb11u6fixed
bookworm252.31-1~deb12u1fixed
sid, trixie257~rc2-3fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
systemdsource(unstable)43-1

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