CVE-2009-1186

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.

Category

2.1
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.14%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory slackware.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com 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
http://secunia.com/advisories/34801 third party advisory not applicable
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022068 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00006.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=495052 issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.446399 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
https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2009-1186 third party 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://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
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34539 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1053 vdb entry permissions required
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-758-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34771 third party advisory not applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/34750 third party advisory not applicable
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0063 broken link
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/hotplug/udev.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=662c3110803bd8c1aedacc36788e6fd028944314

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1186?
CVE-2009-1186 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1186?
To fix CVE-2009-1186, 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-2009-1186 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2009-1186 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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