CVE-2009-1185

Public Exploit

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.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 86.53% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory slackware.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502752/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0063 broken link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5975 vdb entry third party advisory signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/34801 third party advisory not applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/35766 third party advisory not applicable
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00006.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:104 vendor advisory broken link
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.446399 mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00462.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1772 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200904-18.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1865 vdb entry permissions required
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10925 vdb entry signature broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34536 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022067 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/hotplug/udev.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=e2b362d9f23d4c63018709ab5f81a02f72b91e75
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0427.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:103 vendor advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34776 third party advisory not applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/34731 third party advisory not applicable
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000060.html third party advisory mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/34753 third party advisory not applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/34785 third party advisory not applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/34787 third party advisory not applicable
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00463.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2009-1185 issue tracking third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1053 vdb entry permissions required
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00012.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-758-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/hotplug/udev.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=e86a923d508c2aed371cdd958ce82489cf2ab615
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10691 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34771 third party advisory not applicable
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504849/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34750 third party advisory not applicable
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0063 broken link
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0009.html third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=495051 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8572 exploit vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1185?
CVE-2009-1185 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1185?
To fix CVE-2009-1185, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-1185 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-1185 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~87% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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