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Medium · 5.0 CVE-2013-4392 EUVD-2013-4271GHSA-r4xg-5wrj-c7g3

systemd, when updating file permissions, allows local users to change the permissions and SELinux security contexts for arbitrary files via…

Published Oct 28, 2013 · Updated Jun 9, 2025 · Assigned by redhat

Description

systemd, when updating file permissions, allows local users to change the permissions and SELinux security contexts for arbitrary files via a symlink attack on unspecified files.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 systemd No fix yet —
Debian 13 systemd No fix yet —
Debian 12 systemd No fix yet —

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