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SUSE Linux Security Vulnerability: CVE-2012-1174

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SUSE Linux Security Vulnerability: CVE-2012-1174

Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Published
07/12/2012
Created
07/25/2018
Added
12/12/2013
Modified
07/04/2017

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."

Solution(s)

  • suse-upgrade-systemd
  • suse-upgrade-systemd-32bit
  • suse-upgrade-systemd-debuginfo
  • suse-upgrade-systemd-debuginfo-32bit
  • suse-upgrade-systemd-debugsource
  • suse-upgrade-systemd-devel
  • suse-upgrade-systemd-gtk
  • suse-upgrade-systemd-gtk-debuginfo
  • suse-upgrade-systemd-gtk-debugsource
  • suse-upgrade-systemd-sysvinit

References

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