EDB-8478

functional

Linux Kernel 2.6 (Debian 4.0 / Ubuntu / Gentoo) UDEV < 1.4.1 - Local Privilege Escalation (1)

view exploit source exploit_dbverifiedtype localauthor kingcopepublished 2009-04-20catalog exploit_db
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exploited CVEs (1)

Known CVEs related to this entry.

IDseverity exploitable
CVE-2009-1185UShigh7.2OT highExploit
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.
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