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.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1185
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=495051
• https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2009-1185
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10925
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5975
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8572
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00462.html
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00463.html
• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/hotplug/udev.git;a=commitdiff;h=e2b362d9f23d4c63018709ab5f81a02f72b91e75
• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/hotplug/udev.git;a=commitdiff;h=e86a923d508c2aed371cdd958ce82489cf2ab615
• http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10691
• http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00006.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00012.html
• http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2009/000060.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34731
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34750
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34753
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34771
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34776
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34785
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34787
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34801
• http://secunia.com/advisories/35766
• http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.446399
• http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0063
• http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0063
• http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1772
• http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200904-18.xml
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:103
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:104
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0427.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502752/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504849/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34536
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022067
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-758-1
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0009.html
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1053
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1865
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:0427
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1185
• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/hotplug/udev.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=e2b362d9f23d4c63018709ab5f81a02f72b91e75
• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/hotplug/udev.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=e86a923d508c2aed371cdd958ce82489cf2ab615