CVE catalog
CVE-2009-1185
udev - privilege escalation
- Severity
- Unknown
- Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 80.55% · Oct 25, 2026
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. udev: Uncheck origin of NETLINK messages udev packages as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 are not affected by this flaw, as they do not use netlink sockets for communication. udev is not shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 and 3. The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | udev | 4.0 | 0.105-4 | vulnerable |
| Debian | udev | 4.0 | 0.105-4etch1 | fixed |
| Debian | udev | 5.0 | 0.125-7 | vulnerable |
| Debian | udev | 5.0 | 0.125-7+lenny1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | udev | deb | 4.0 | 0.105-4etch1 | Not reported | DSA-1772-1 | Not reported |
| Debian | udev | deb | 5.0 | 0.125-7+lenny1 | Not reported | DSA-1772-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
No matching packages in this catalog.
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