CVE-2009-1185

N/A Unknown
Published: April 17, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/hotplug/udev.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=e2b362d9f23d4c63018709ab5f81a02f72b91e75
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/hotplug/udev.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=e86a923d508c2aed371cdd958ce82489cf2ab615
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10691
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00006.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00012.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000060.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34731
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/34750
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/34753
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/34771
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/34776
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/34785
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/34787
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/34801
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/35766
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Not Applicable
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.446399
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0063
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0063
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1772
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200904-18.xml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:103
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:104
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0427.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502752/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504849/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34536
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022067
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-758-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0009.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1053
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1865
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Permissions Required
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=495051
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2009-1185
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10925
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5975
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8572
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00462.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00463.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/hotplug/udev.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=e2b362d9f23d4c63018709ab5f81a02f72b91e75
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/hotplug/udev.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=e86a923d508c2aed371cdd958ce82489cf2ab615
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10691
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00006.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00012.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000060.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34731
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/34750
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/34753
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/34771
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/34776
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/34785
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/34787
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/34801
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/35766
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Not Applicable
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.446399
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0063
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0063
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1772
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200904-18.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:103
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:104
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0427.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502752/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504849/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34536
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022067
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-758-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0009.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1053
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1865
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=495051
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2009-1185
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10925
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5975
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8572
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00462.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00463.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory

78 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
89.5%
100th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-346

Affected Vendors

suse canonical opensuse udev_project fedoraproject juniper debian

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