CVE-2009-1186

Summary

CVECVE-2009-1186
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-04-17 14:30:00 UTC
Updated2023-02-13 02:19:00 UTC
DescriptionBuffer 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-120

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 6.06 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 7.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 8.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 8.10 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 4.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 5.0 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 10 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 9 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.0.1 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.0.2 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.0.3 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.0.4 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.0.4-1 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.0.5 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.0.5-1 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.0.6 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.0.7 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.0.8 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.0.8-1 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.0.9 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.0.9-1 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.1.0-1 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.1.1-1 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.1.2 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.1.3 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.1.4 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.1.5 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.1.6 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.1.7 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.1.8 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.1.9 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.2.0 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.2.1 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.2.2 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.2.3 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.2.4 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.2.5 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.2.6 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.2.7 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.2.8 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.2.9 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.3.0 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.3.1 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.3.2 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.3.3 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.3.4 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.3.5 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.3.6 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.3.7 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.3.8 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.3.9 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.4.0 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.4.2 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.4.3 All All All
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Application Kernel Udev 0.4.5 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.4.6 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.4.7 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.4.8 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.4.9 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.5.0 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.5.1 All All All
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Application Kernel Udev 0.5.3 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.5.4 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.5.5 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.5.6 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.5.7 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.5.8 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.5.9 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.6.0 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.6.1 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.6.2 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.6.3 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.6.4 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.6.5 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.6.6 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.6.7 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.6.8 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.6.9 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.7.0 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.7.1 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.7.2 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.7.3 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.7.4 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.7.5 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.7.6 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.7.7 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.7.8 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.7.9 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.8.0 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.8.1 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.8.2 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.8.3 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.8.4 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.8.5 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.8.6 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.8.7 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.8.8 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.8.9 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.9.0 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.9.1 All All All
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Application Kernel Udev 0.9.6 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.9.7 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.9.8 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.9.9 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.0.0 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.0.1 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.0.2 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.0.3 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.0.4 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.0.5 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.0.6 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.0.7 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.0.8 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.0.9 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.1.0 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.1.1 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.1.2 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.1.3 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.1.4 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.1.5 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.1.6 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.1.7 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.1.8 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.1.9 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.2.0 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.2.1 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.2.2 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.2.3 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.2.4 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.2.5 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.2.6 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.2.7 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.2.8 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.2.9 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.3.0 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.3.1 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.3.2 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.3.3 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.3.4 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.3.5 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.3.6 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.3.7 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.3.8 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.3.9 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.0.1 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.0.2 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.0.3 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.0.4 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.0.4-1 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.0.5 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.0.5-1 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.0.6 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.0.7 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.0.8 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.0.8-1 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.0.9 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.0.9-1 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.1.0-1 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.1.1-1 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.1.2 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.1.3 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.1.4 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.1.5 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.1.6 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.1.7 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.1.8 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.1.9 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.2.0 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.2.1 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.2.2 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.2.3 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.2.4 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.2.5 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.2.6 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.2.7 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.2.8 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.2.9 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.3.0 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.3.1 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.3.2 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.3.3 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.3.4 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.3.5 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.3.6 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.3.7 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.3.8 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.3.9 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.4.0 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.4.2 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.4.3 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.4.4 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.4.5 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.4.6 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.4.7 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.4.8 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.4.9 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.5.0 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.5.1 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.5.2 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.5.3 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.5.4 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.5.5 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.5.6 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.5.7 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.5.8 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.5.9 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.6.0 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.6.1 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.6.2 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.6.3 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.6.4 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.6.5 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.6.6 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.6.7 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.6.8 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.6.9 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.7.0 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.7.1 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.7.2 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.7.3 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.7.4 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.7.5 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.7.6 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.7.7 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.7.8 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.7.9 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.8.0 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.8.1 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.8.2 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.8.3 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.8.4 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.8.5 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.8.6 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.8.7 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.8.8 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.8.9 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.9.0 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.9.1 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.9.2 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.9.3 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.9.4 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.9.5 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.9.6 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.9.7 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.9.8 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 0.9.9 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.0.0 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.0.1 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.0.2 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.0.3 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.0.4 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.0.5 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.0.6 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.0.7 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.0.8 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.0.9 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.1.0 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.1.1 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.1.2 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.1.3 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.1.4 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.1.5 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.1.6 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.1.7 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.1.8 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.1.9 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.2.0 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.2.1 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.2.2 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.2.3 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.2.4 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.2.5 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.2.6 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.2.7 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.2.8 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.2.9 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.3.0 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.3.1 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.3.2 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.3.3 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.3.4 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.3.5 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.3.6 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.3.7 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.3.8 All All All
Application Kernel Udev 1.3.9 All All All
Application Kernel Udev All All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 10.3 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 11.0 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 11.1 All All All
Application Suse Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 10 sp2 All All
Application Suse Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11 - All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 sp2 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 - All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10 sp2 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 - All All
Application Udev Project Udev All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Debian update for udev - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
CVE-2009-1186 MISC launchpad.net
SUSE update for udev - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com
udev Denial of Service and Privilege Escalation - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Bug 495052 – CVE-2009-1186 udev: Buffer overflow in path encoding routine CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com
hotplug/udev.git - udev development tree CONFIRM git.kernel.org Exploit
git.kernel.org MISC git.kernel.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 10 Update: udev-127-5.fc10 FEDORA www.redhat.com
Advisories:rPSA-2009-0063 - rPath Wiki CONFIRM wiki.rpath.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1772-1 udev DEBIAN www.debian.org
rPath update for udev - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 9 Update: udev-124-4.fc9 FEDORA www.redhat.com
USN-758-1: udev vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com
Slackware update for udev - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com
Ubuntu update for udev - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Advisories:rPSA-2009-0063 - rPath Wiki MISC wiki.rpath.com
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- udev: Multiple vulnerabilities GENTOO www.gentoo.org
Gentoo update for udev - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com
udev Path Encoding Local Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: udev local privilege esc SUSE lists.opensuse.org
The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security Advisories SLACKWARE slackware.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2009:103 | Mandriva MANDRIVA www.mandriva.com
Fedora update for udev - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com
udev Buffer Overflow in util_path_encode() Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2009-04-17Tomas HogerNot vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of udev as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, or 5.
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