udev before 1.4.1 does not verify whether a NETLINK message originates from kernel space, which allows local users to gain privileges by…

Description

udev before 1.4.1 does not verify whether a NETLINK message originates from kernel space, which allows local users to gain privileges by sending a NETLINK message from user space.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

80.5% · top 0.4% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-346 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-346 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (39)

• 20090417 rPSA-2009-0063-1 udev (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0063 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5975 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 34801 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 35766 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2009:020 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• MDVSA-2009:104 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• SSA:2009-111-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREx_transferred
• FEDORA-2009-3712 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• DSA-1772 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• GLSA-200904-18 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• ADV-2009-1865 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10925 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 34536 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 1022067 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/hotplug/udev.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=e2b362d9f23d4c63018709ab5f81a02f72b91e75 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• RHSA-2009:0427 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• MDVSA-2009:103 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• 34776 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 34731 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• [Security-announce] 20090710 VMSA-2009-0009 ESX Service Console updates for udev, sudo, and curl (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• 34753 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 34785 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 34787 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2009-3711 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2009-1185 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• ADV-2009-1053 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2009:025 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• USN-758-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/hotplug/udev.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=e86a923d508c2aed371cdd958ce82489cf2ab615 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10691 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 34771 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 20090711 VMSA-2009-0009 ESX Service Console updates for udev, sudo, and curl (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 34750 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0063 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0009.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=495051 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 8572 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 05:04 UTC.