CVE-2009-1185

Linux Kernel 2.6 (Debian 4.0 / Ubuntu / Gentoo) UDEV < 1.4.1 - Local Privilege Escalation

Severity Score

7.2

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

udev antes de v1.4.1 no verifica si un mensaje NETLINK es generado desde el espacio del kernel, lo que permite a usuarios locales obtener privilegios mediante el envio de un mensaje NETLIINK desde el espacio de usuario.

Versions of udev < 1.4.1 do not verify that netlink messages are coming from the kernel. This allows local users to gain privileges by sending netlink messages from userland.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 7.2

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2009-03-31 CVE Reserved
2009-04-15 CVE Published
2009-04-20 First Exploit
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-346: Origin Validation Error
CWE-862: Missing Authorization

CAPEC

References (40)

URL	Tag	Source
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/hotplug/udev.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=e2b362d9f23d4c63018709ab5f81a02f72b91e75	X_refsource_confirm
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/hotplug/udev.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=e86a923d508c2aed371cdd958ce82489cf2ab615	X_refsource_confirm
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10691	Third Party Advisory
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000060.html	Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/34731	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/34750	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/34753	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/34771	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/34776	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/34785	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/34787	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/34801	Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/35766	Not Applicable
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0063	Broken Link
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0063	Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502752/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504849/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34536	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022067	Broken Link
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0009.html	Third Party Advisory
https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2009-1185	Issue Tracking
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10925	Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5975	Signature

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8478	2009-04-20
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8572	2024-08-07
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21848	2012-10-10

URL	Date	SRC
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=495051	2009-04-16

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00006.html	2023-02-13
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00012.html	2023-02-13
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.446399	2023-02-13
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1772	2023-02-13
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200904-18.xml	2023-02-13
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:103	2023-02-13
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:104	2023-02-13
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0427.html	2023-02-13
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-758-1	2023-02-13
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00462.html	2023-02-13
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00463.html	2023-02-13
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1185	2009-04-16

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Udev Project Search vendor "Udev Project"		Udev Search vendor "Udev Project" for product "Udev"				< 141 Search vendor "Udev Project" for product "Udev" and version " < 141"		-		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Linux Enterprise Debuginfo Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Debuginfo"				10 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Debuginfo" and version "10"		sp2		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Linux Enterprise Debuginfo Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Debuginfo"				11 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Debuginfo" and version "11"		-		Affected
Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse"		Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse"				10.3 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" and version "10.3"		-		Affected
Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse"		Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse"				11.0 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" and version "11.0"		-		Affected
Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse"		Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse"				11.1 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" and version "11.1"		-		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Linux Enterprise Desktop Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Desktop"				10 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Desktop" and version "10"		sp2		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Linux Enterprise Desktop Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Desktop"				11 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Desktop" and version "11"		-		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Linux Enterprise Server Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Server"				10 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Server" and version "10"		sp2		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Linux Enterprise Server Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Server"				11 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Server" and version "11"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				4.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "4.0"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				5.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "5.0"		-		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				6.06 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "6.06"		-		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				7.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "7.10"		-		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				8.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "8.04"		-		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				8.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "8.10"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				9 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "9"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				10 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "10"		-		Affected
Juniper Search vendor "Juniper"		Ctpview Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Ctpview"				< 7.1 Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Ctpview" and version " < 7.1"		-		Affected
Juniper Search vendor "Juniper"		Ctpview Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Ctpview"				7.1 Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Ctpview" and version "7.1"		-		Affected
Juniper Search vendor "Juniper"		Ctpview Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Ctpview"				7.1 Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Ctpview" and version "7.1"		r1		Affected
Juniper Search vendor "Juniper"		Ctpview Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Ctpview"				7.2 Search vendor "Juniper" for product "Ctpview" and version "7.2"		-		Affected