udev prior 1.4.0 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in udev. It has been declared as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2009-1185. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in udev. Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was disclosed 04/17/2009 by Sebastian Krahmer (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-1185 since 03/31/2009. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed by Jon Oberheide in Shell File and been published 2 weeks after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67842 (Oracle Linux 5 : udev (ELSA-2009-0427)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165639 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update Udev Local Privilege Escalation (SUSE-SA:2009:020)).

Upgrading to version 1.4.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (49949), Exploit-DB (8572), Tenable (67842), SecurityFocus (BID 34536†) and Secunia (SA34731†). The entry VDB-47803 is pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: Jon Oberheide
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Nessus ID: 67842
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 5 : udev (ELSA-2009-0427)
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OpenVAS ID: 63842
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1772-1 (udev)
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MetaSploit ID: udev_netlink.rb
MetaSploit Name: Linux udev Netlink Local Privilege Escalation
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: udev 1.4.0

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03/31/2009 🔍
04/15/2009 +15 days 🔍
04/16/2009 +1 days 🔍
04/17/2009 +1 days 🔍
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04/30/2009 +13 days 🔍
04/30/2009 +0 days 🔍
10/10/2012 +1259 days 🔍
07/12/2013 +275 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +613 days 🔍
07/14/2015 +119 days 🔍
11/27/2024 +3424 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Sebastian Krahmer
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-1185 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1185
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-47802

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X-Force: 49949
SecurityFocus: 34536 - udev Netlink Message Validation Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 34731
SecurityTracker: 1022067 - udev NETLINK Message Validation Error Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 51150 - Linux Udev < 1.4.4 NETLINK Message Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, High
Vupen: ADV-2009-1053

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 11/27/2024 13:34
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (72), 07/12/2017 12:10 (18), 08/09/2021 16:12 (3), 11/27/2024 13:34 (15)
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