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CVE-2009-1185

Origin Validation Error

Published: Apr 17, 2009 | Modified: Apr 09, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.2 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
7.2 IMPORTANT
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
HIGH
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1185
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/346.html

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.

Weakness

The product does not properly verify that the source of data or communication is valid.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
UdevUdev_project*141 (excluding)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5RedHatudev-0:095-14.20.el5_3*
UdevUbuntudapper*
UdevUbuntugutsy*
UdevUbuntuhardy*
UdevUbuntuintrepid*
UdevUbuntuupstream*

References

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