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    CVE-2009-1185

    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.

    Published:Apr 15, 2009
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Apr 17, 2009
    EPSS Score:0.89509
    CVSS Score:7.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Canonical
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux
    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Fedoraproject
    Product
    Fedora
    Vendor
    Juniper
    Product
    Ctpview
    Vendor
    Opensuse
    Product
    Opensuse
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Suse
    Product
    Linux Enterprise Debuginfo
    Vendor
    Suse
    Product
    Linux Enterprise Desktop
    Vendor
    Suse
    Product
    Linux Enterprise Server
    Vendor
    Udev Project
    Product
    Udev

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8572https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8572https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8478https://github.com/0b0111100/2009https://github.com/aish19siddiqua-commits/mtechweek_04https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21848https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8572

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-111 JSON Hijacking (aka JavaScript Hijacking)
    CAPEC-141 Cache Poisoning
    CAPEC-142 DNS Cache Poisoning
    CAPEC-160 Exploit Script-Based APIs
    CAPEC-21 Exploitation of Trusted Identifiers
    CAPEC-384 Application API Message Manipulation via Man-in-the-Middle
    CAPEC-385 Transaction or Event Tampering via Application API Manipulation
    CAPEC-386 Application API Navigation Remapping
    CAPEC-387 Navigation Remapping To Propagate Malicious Content
    CAPEC-388 Application API Button Hijacking
    CAPEC-510 SaaS User Request Forgery
    CAPEC-59 Session Credential Falsification through Prediction
    CAPEC-60 Reusing Session IDs (aka Session Replay)
    CAPEC-665 Exploitation of Thunderbolt Protection Flaws
    CAPEC-75 Manipulating Writeable Configuration Files
    CAPEC-76 Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls
    CAPEC-89 Pharming

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    CVE-2026-47331 (CVSS 7.8) — Ubuntu Linux 6.8 contains AppArmor SAUCE patches which fail to acquire a lock when modifying a linked list. An…
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    References

    http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/hotplug/udev.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=e2b362d9f23d4c63018709ab5f81a02f72b91e75
    http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/hotplug/udev.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=e86a923d508c2aed371cdd958ce82489cf2ab615
    http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10691
    http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00006.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00012.html
    http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000060.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/34731
    http://secunia.com/advisories/34750
    http://secunia.com/advisories/34753
    http://secunia.com/advisories/34771
    http://secunia.com/advisories/34776
    http://secunia.com/advisories/34785
    http://secunia.com/advisories/34787
    http://secunia.com/advisories/34801
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35766
    http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.446399
    http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0063
    http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0063
    http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1772
    http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200904-18.xml
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:103
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:104
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0427.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502752/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504849/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34536
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022067
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-758-1
    http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0009.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1053
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1865
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=495051
    https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2009-1185
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10925
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5975
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8572
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00462.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00463.html
    http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/hotplug/udev.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=e2b362d9f23d4c63018709ab5f81a02f72b91e75
    http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/hotplug/udev.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=e86a923d508c2aed371cdd958ce82489cf2ab615
    http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10691
    http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00006.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00012.html
    http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000060.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/34731
    http://secunia.com/advisories/34750
    http://secunia.com/advisories/34753
    http://secunia.com/advisories/34771
    http://secunia.com/advisories/34776
    http://secunia.com/advisories/34785
    http://secunia.com/advisories/34787
    http://secunia.com/advisories/34801
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35766
    http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.446399
    http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0063
    http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0063
    http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1772
    http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200904-18.xml
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:103
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:104
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0427.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502752/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504849/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34536
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022067
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-758-1
    http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0009.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1053
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1865
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=495051
    https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2009-1185
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10925
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5975
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8572
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00462.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00463.html

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High