CVE-2012-1174: Linux Systemd

Low severity, CVSS 3.3. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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."

Affected products

• Linux Systemd: version 43 only

Published 2012-07-12. Last modified 2026-06-16.