Security readout for executives and security teams
This is a local privilege escalation issue in udev. A user who already has local access to an affected Linux system could send a forged NETLINK message and potentially gain higher privileges. It is not described as remote code execution, but it is serious for multi-user hosts, legacy servers, and systems where untrusted users can run code. Exposure is most likely on old Linux systems or legacy images running affected udev packages. Fully patched modern distributions are less likely exposed. The provided affected-product metadata is incomplete, so confirm exposure through installed package versions and vendor advisories. Treat this as high priority for legacy Linux environments, especially shared servers. It is old and not KEV-listed, but local privilege escalation can turn a limited foothold into full system compromise. Mitigation focus: Upgrade udev using the affected distribution's 2009 vendor advisory guidance.; Ensure udev is at least the fixed version indicated by the vendor package stream.; Prioritize multi-user systems and hosts allowing untrusted local code execution..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5975CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- FEDORA-2009-3712CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10925CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- FEDORA-2009-3711CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2009-1185CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=495051CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- 8572CVE reference · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
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