CVE-2012-1174

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions systemd versions prior to 44

Description The issue concerns the rm rf children function in util.c within the systemd-logind login manager. It allows local users to delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on unspecified files related to user session records when logging out.

Recommendations For versions prior to 44, update to version 44 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the rm rf children function until a patch is available.