VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2009-1185

CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability80.55%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2009-04-17
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-346: Origin Validation Error

Primary references