CVE catalog
CVE-2009-1186
udev - privilege escalation
- Severity
- Unknown
- Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.54% · Oct 27, 2026
Buffer overflow in the util_path_encode function in udev/lib/libudev-util.c in udev before 1.4.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (service outage) via vectors that trigger a call with crafted arguments. Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of udev as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, or 5.
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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