Race Condition Affecting systemd package, versions <44-1
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN11-SYSTEMD-529954
- published 12 Jul 2012
- disclosed 12 Jul 2012
Introduced: 12 Jul 2012
CVE-2012-1174 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:11 systemd to version 44-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream systemd package and not the systemd package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.
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://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-1174
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/079075.html
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/systemd/systemd/commit/?id=5ebff5337594d690b322078c512eb222d34aaa82
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/16/21
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=803358
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:030
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