Explain 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.
Affected Products: n/a
References: [{'name': '20090417 rPSA-2009-0063-1 udev', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502752/100/0/threaded'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_MISC'], 'url': 'http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0063'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5975', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5975'}, {'name': '34801', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/34801'}, {'name': '35766', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/35766'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SA:2009:020', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00006.html'}, {'name': 'MDVSA-2009:104', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MANDRIVA'], 'url': 'http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:104'}, {'name': 'SSA:2009-111-01', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SLACKWARE'], 'url': 'http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.446399'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2009-3712', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00462.html'}, {'name': 'DSA-1772', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1772'}, {'name': 'GLSA-200904-18', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_GENTOO'], 'url': 'http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200904-18.xml'}, {'name': 'ADV-2009-1865', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1865'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10925', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10925'}, {'name': '34536', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34536'}, {'name': '1022067', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_SECTRACK'], 'url': 'http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022067'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/hotplug/udev.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=e2b362d9f23d4c63018709ab5f81a02f72b91e75'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2009:0427', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0427.html'}, {'name': 'MDVSA-2009:103', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MANDRIVA'], 'url': 'http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:103'}, {'name': '34776', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/34776'}, {'name': '34731', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/34731'}, {'name': '[Security-announce] 20090710 VMSA-2009-0009 ESX Service Console updates for udev, sudo, and curl', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_MLIST'], 'url': 'http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000060.html'}, {'name': '34753', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/34753'}, {'name': '34785', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/34785'}, {'name': '34787', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/34787'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2009-3711', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00463.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_MISC'], 'url': 'https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2009-1185'}, {'name': 'ADV-2009-1053', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1053'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SA:2009:025', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00012.html'}, {'name': 'USN-758-1', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_UBUNTU'], 'url': 'http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-758-1'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/hotplug/udev.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=e86a923d508c2aed371cdd958ce82489cf2ab615'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10691'}, {'name': '34771', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/34771'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705'}, {'name': '20090711 VMSA-2009-0009 ESX Service Console updates for udev, sudo, and curl', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504849/100/0/threaded'}, {'name': '34750', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/34750'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0063'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0009.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=495051'}, {'name': '8572', 'tags': ['exploit', 'x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB'], 'url': 'https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8572'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED