CVE-2011-0640

Summary

CVECVE-2011-0640
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-01-25 01:00:00 UTC
Updated2022-06-03 15:06:00 UTC
DescriptionThe default configuration of udev on Linux does not warn the user before enabling additional Human Interface Device (HID) functionality over USB, which allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary programs via crafted USB data, as demonstrated by keyboard and mouse data sent by malware on a smartphone that the user connected to the computer.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
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 1.4.0 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 1.4.0 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Application Udev Project Udev - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Black Hat ® Technical Security Conference: DC 2011 // Briefings MISC www.blackhat.com
Researchers turn USB cable into attack tool | InSecurity Complex - CNET News MISC news.cnet.com
Angelos Stavrou CV MISC www.cs.gmu.edu
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 900101 CBL-Mariner Linux Security Update for kernel 5.10.52.1
  • 900303 CBL-Mariner Linux Security Update for kernel 5.10.57.1
  • 900321 CBL-Mariner Linux Security Update for kernel 5.10.60.1
  • 901166 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (6516-1)
  • 903185 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (3492)
  • 905981 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (3492-1)
  • 906416 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (6516-2)
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