CVE-2009-1185

NameCVE-2009-1185
Descriptionudev 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-1772-1

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
udevsourceetch0.105-4etch1DSA-1772-1
udevsourcelenny0.125-7+lenny1DSA-1772-1
udevsource(unstable)0.141-1medium

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