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/
Published Apr 18, 2014
6.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.36%
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/.
Affected products
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- ≤ 037
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No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
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AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00355) | 26.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00355) | 27.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.14% (0.00145) | 32.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/systemd/systemd/commit/?id=fc3c1c6e091ea16ad5600b145201ec535bbb5d7c x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-02/msg00030.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.osvdb.org/79768 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=747154 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=795853 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://cgit.freedesktop.org/systemd/systemd/commit/?id=fc3c1c6e091ea16ad5600b145201ec535bbb5d7c | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-02/msg00030.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/79768 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=747154 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=795853 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
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