Buffer overflow in the util_path_encode function in udev/lib/libudev-util.c in udev before 1.4.1 allows local users to cause a denial of…

Description

Buffer overflow in the util_path_encode function in udev/lib/libudev-util.c in udev before 1.4.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (service outage) via vectors that trigger a call with crafted arguments.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.54% · top 54% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-120 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-120 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (25)

• 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
• 34801 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 1022068 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2009:020 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=495052 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_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
• https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2009-1186 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_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
• 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
• 34539 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• ADV-2009-1053 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• USN-758-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• 34771 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_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://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/hotplug/udev.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=662c3110803bd8c1aedacc36788e6fd028944314 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_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.