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/.
CVE-2012-0871 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from systemd_project, from opensuse organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.
2014-04-18T14:55:25.227
2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Deferred
CVSSv2: 6.3 (MEDIUM)
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
3.4
9.2
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | systemd_project | systemd | ≤ 037 | Yes |
| Application | systemd_project | systemd | 1 | Yes |
| Application | systemd_project | systemd | 2 | Yes |
| Application | systemd_project | systemd | 3 | Yes |
| Application | systemd_project | systemd | 4 | Yes |
| Application | systemd_project | systemd | 5 | Yes |
| Application | systemd_project | systemd | 6 | Yes |
| Application | systemd_project | systemd | 7 | Yes |
| Application | systemd_project | systemd | 8 | Yes |
| Application | systemd_project | systemd | 9 | Yes |
| Application | systemd_project | systemd | 10 | Yes |
| Application | systemd_project | systemd | 11 | Yes |
| Application | systemd_project | systemd | 12 | Yes |
| Application | systemd_project | systemd | 13 | Yes |
| Application | systemd_project | systemd | 14 | Yes |
| Application | systemd_project | systemd | 15 | Yes |
| Application | systemd_project | systemd | 16 | Yes |
| Application | systemd_project | systemd | 17 | Yes |
| Application | systemd_project | systemd | 18 | Yes |
| Application | systemd_project | systemd | 19 | Yes |
| Application | systemd_project | systemd | 20 | Yes |
| Application | systemd_project | systemd | 21 | Yes |
| Application | systemd_project | systemd | 22 | Yes |
| Application | systemd_project | systemd | 23 | Yes |
| Application | systemd_project | systemd | 24 | Yes |
| Application | systemd_project | systemd | 25 | Yes |
| Application | systemd_project | systemd | 26 | Yes |
| Application | systemd_project | systemd | 27 | Yes |
| Application | systemd_project | systemd | 28 | Yes |
| Application | systemd_project | systemd | 29 | Yes |
| Application | systemd_project | systemd | 30 | Yes |
| Application | systemd_project | systemd | 31 | Yes |
| Application | systemd_project | systemd | 32 | Yes |
| Application | systemd_project | systemd | 33 | Yes |
| Application | systemd_project | systemd | 34 | Yes |
| Application | systemd_project | systemd | 35 | Yes |
| Application | systemd_project | systemd | 36 | Yes |
| Operating System | opensuse | opensuse | 12.1 | Yes |
SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For systemd_project's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.